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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Kai Islands (South Maluku, Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
62
147
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
62
147
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
61
146
192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
41
111
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
55
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
55
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
55
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
45
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
44
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
2
8
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
6
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kai Islands
6 Genera with 13 Species
Anthophila Haworth, 1912Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Ceryx Wallengren, 1910Orange Spotted Tiger Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 18865SpeciesTaxom
Heliozona Hampson, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1918Leptosomas2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kai Islands
13 Species
Anthophila xanthogramma (Meyrick, 1912)⇒ Choreutis xanthogramma Meyrick, 1912
Asota albivena Walker, 1864
Asota vitessoides (Walker, 1864)⇒ Asota albivena Walker, 1864
Ceryx guttulosa Walker, 1864
Ceryx keiensis Rothschild, 1910
Creatonotos affinis Rothschild, 1935
Creatonotos aurantiaca Pagenstecher, 1886
Creatonotos borealis Pagenstecher, 1886
Creatonotos dulla (Pagenstecher, 1886)⇒ Heliozona dulla Pagenstecher, 1886
Creatonotos orientalis Pagenstecher, 1886
Heliozona dulla Pagenstecher, 1886
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) kala Swinhoe, 1892
Nyctemera frosti (Prout, 1918)⇒ Utetheisa pellex Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Kai Islands
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine 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