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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Kilimanjaro (Kilimanjaro Forest Reserve, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
146
622
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
146
622
778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
139
609
760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
91
434
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
32
172
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
32
172
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
171
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
141
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
129
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
40
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
24
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kilimanjaro
24 Genera with 34 Species
#ACDEHLMOPSTU
Afrasura Durante, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Amerila Walker, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Argyrostagma Hübner, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Crypsotidia Rothschild, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1892Lichen Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eyralpenus Butler, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Heteronygmia Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1910Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Lepidilema Aurivillius, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lepista Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Lexis Walker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lobilema Aurivillius, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Olapa Walker, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonaclia Butler, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pusiola Wallengren, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Teracotona Butler, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trichaeta Swinhoe, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kilimanjaro
34 Species
Afrasura tanzaniae Volynkin, 2019
Amata dilateralis Hampson, 1898
Amata monticola Aurivillius, 1910
Amerila bipartitoides Häuser & Bo..., 1997
Argyrostagma niobe Weymer, 1896
Crypsotidia postfusca Kühne, 2005
Dasychira subochracea Aurivillius, 1910
Eilema albescens Aurivillius, 1910
Eilema bipartita Aurivillius, 1910
Eilema costimacula (Aurivillius, 1910)⇒ Eilema costimaculata Aurivillius, 1910
Eilema kilimanjaronis Strand, 1922
Eilema montana (Hampson, 1901)⇒ Eilema peperita Hampson, 1901
Eilema sordida Butler, 1882
Eilema stevensii Holland, 1892
Eublemma staudingeri Wallengren, 1875
Eyralpenus sublutea Bartel, 1903
Eyralpenus trifasciata Holland, 1892
Heteronygmia dissimilis Aurivillius, 1910
Hypena reticulata (Bethune-Baker, 1911)⇒ Hypena striolalis Aurivillius, 1910
Hypena striolalis Aurivillius, 1910
Lepidilema unipectinata Aurivillius, 1910
Lepista limbata (Boisduval, 1847)⇒ Lepista pandula Boisduval, 1847
Lexis bipunctigera (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Cyana rejecta Walker, 1854
Lobilema conspersa Aurivillius, 1910
Metarctia kilimaensis Kiriakoff, 1973
Olapa tavetensis Holland, 1892
Polydesma collusoria Berio, 1954
Pseudonaclia bifasciata Aurivillius, 1910
Pusiola elongata Aurivillius, 1910
Spilosoma alticola Rogenhofer, 1891
Teracotona clara Holland, 1892
Trichaeta bivittata Walker, 1864
Trichaeta orientalis (Szent-Ivány, 1942)⇒ Trichaeta bivittata Walker, 1864
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Kilimanjaro
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
16
25
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine 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
4
4
Genera
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