Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Iraq (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 231
1332
2471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 229
1328
2467 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 221
1311
2448 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 146
949
1870 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
306
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
306
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
306
550 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
186
339 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
163
284 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
80
144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 24
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Iraq
24 Genera with 49 Species
| Anumeta Walker, 1909 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Autophila Hübner, 1935 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Axiopoena Ménétriés, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerocala Boisduval, 1901 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Creataloum Dubatolov, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creatonotos Hübner, 1896 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1899 | Lichen Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euplagia Hübner, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1880 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropalpia Berio, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Muscula Moore, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paidia Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pericyma Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phytometra Haworth, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhabdophera Staudinger, 1884 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tathorhynchus Hampson, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zekelita Walker, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zethes Rambur, 1833 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Iraq
49 Species | Anumeta asiatica Wiltshire, 1961 | | | Anumeta atrosignata Walker, 1858 | | | Anumeta hilgerti Rothschild, 1909 | | | Autophila (Autophila) luxuriosa (Zerny, 1933) | ⇒ Autophila einsleri Amsel, 1935 | | Autophila cyprogena (Amsel, 1935) | ⇒ Autophila einsleri Amsel, 1935 | | Autophila einsleri Amsel, 1935 | | | Autophila elbursica (Amsel, 1935) | ⇒ Autophila einsleri Amsel, 1935 | | Autophila garmsira (Amsel, 1935) | ⇒ Autophila einsleri Amsel, 1935 | | Autophila hormuza (Amsel, 1935) | ⇒ Autophila einsleri Amsel, 1935 | | Autophila nigromarginata (Amsel, 1935) | ⇒ Autophila einsleri Amsel, 1935 | | Autophila orthotaenia Wiltshire, 1944 | | | Autophila taurica (Amsel, 1935) | ⇒ Autophila einsleri Amsel, 1935 | | Axiopoena karelini Ménétriés, 1863 | | | Cerocala fulgens (Staudinger, 1901) | ⇒ Cerocala sana Staudinger, 1901 | | Cerocala perorsorum (Turati, 1924) | ⇒ Cerocala sana Staudinger, 1901 | | Cerocala rothschildi (Turati, 1924) | ⇒ Cerocala sana Staudinger, 1901 | | Cerocala sana Staudinger, 1901 | | | Creataloum arabicum Hampson, 1896 | | | Creatonotos arabica (Hampson, 1896) | ⇒ Creatonotos pedunculata Hampson, 1896 | | Creatonotos aula (Hampson, 1896) | ⇒ Creatonotos pedunculata Hampson, 1896 | | Creatonotos gracilis Stauder, 1899 | | | Creatonotos pedunculata Hampson, 1896 | | | Dysgonia orbata Berio, 1955 | | | Dysgonia rogenhoferi Bohatsch, 1880 | | | Eilema brevifurca (Wiltshire, 1957) | ⇒ Muscula brevifurca Wiltshire, 1957 | | Eilema muscula (Staudinger, 1899) | ⇒ Muscula muscula Staudinger, 1899 | | Euplagia splendidior Tams, 1922 | | | Grammodes mirabilis (Bohatsch, 1880) | ⇒ Dysgonia rogenhoferi Bohatsch, 1880 | | Grammodes rogenhoferi (Bohatsch, 1879) | ⇒ Dysgonia rogenhoferi Bohatsch, 1880 | | Grammodes triangulata (Bohatsch, 1880) | ⇒ Dysgonia rogenhoferi Bohatsch, 1880 | | Heteropalpia profesta Christoph, 1887 | | | Heteropalpia sacra (Christoph, 1887) | ⇒ Heteropalpia profesta Christoph, 1887 | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Muscula brevifurca Wiltshire, 1957 | | | Muscula muscula Staudinger, 1899 | | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Paidia conjuncta Staudinger, 1892 | | | Pericyma albidentaria FREYER, 1842 | | | Pericyma squalens Lederer, 1855 | | | Phytometra viridaria Clerck, 1759 | Small Purple Barred | | Rhabdophera arefacta Swinhoe, 1884 | | | Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763 | Straw Dot | | Rivula tanitalis (Rebel, 1912) | ⇒ Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763 | | Spilosoma gracilis (Hampson, 1896) | ⇒ Creatonotos pedunculata Hampson, 1896 | | Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855 | Alfalfa Looper | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758 | | Zekelita pallida Schawerda, 1929 | | | Zethes bruzzanaria (Rambur, 1833) | ⇒ Anumeta hilgerti Rothschild, 1909 | | Zethes insularis Rambur, 1833 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Iraq | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 11
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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