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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Inverness (Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
188
751
1052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
750
1052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
178
733
1027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
143
655
937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
47
336
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
47
336
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
335
517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
236
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
214
360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
102
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
18
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Inverness (Inverness County)
18 Genera with 22 Species
Anthophila Haworth, 1767Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Apantesis Harris, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1870Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Clemensia Packard, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1817Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1870Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tetanolita Grote, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Inverness (Inverness County)
22 Species
Anthophila alpinella Busck, 1904
Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767Common nettle tap moth
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Caenurgina caerulea Grote, 1873Cerulean Looper Moth
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala irene Behr, 1870Bluefin filefish
Clemensia albata (Packard, 1864)⇒ Clemensia patella Packard, 1864
Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817)⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817
Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758Snout
Hypena californica Behr, 1870Bluefin filefish
Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773American white moth
Lophocampa argentata Packard, 1864Douglas fir webworm
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841Mottled Tiger
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758Antique tussock moth
Orgyia vetusta (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Bracharoa mixta Snellen, 1872
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Spilosoma vagans Boisduval, 1852Wandering Diacrisia
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Tetanolita palligera Smith, 1884
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Inverness (Inverness County)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
9
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Erebidae at artfakta.se
Erebidae at dyntaxa.se
Erebidae at gbif.org
Erebidae at irmng.org
Erebidae at itis.gov