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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region La Plata County (Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
1001
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
1001
1214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
200
975
1167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
842
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
280
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
280
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
280
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
217
281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
204
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
63
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
29
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for La Plata County
29 Genera with 35 Species
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Aemilia Kirby, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Apantesis Harris, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Argyrostrotis Hübner, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bertholdia Schaus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1875Underwing moths4SpeciesTaxom
Cisseps Franclemont, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Crambidia Packard, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Doa Neumoegen & ..., 18781SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1773Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Halysidota Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hemihyalea Hampson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Hypercompe Hübner, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Hypsoropha Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Mixomelia Hampson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Palthis Hübner, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohemihyalea Rego-Barros, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for La Plata County
35 Species
Aemilia ambigua (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Pseudohemihyalea syracosia Druce, 1889
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Argyrostrotis anilis Drury, 1797Short Lined Chocolate
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Bertholdia trigona Grote, 1879Grotes Bertholdia Moth
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala cara Guenée, 1852Bronze Underwing
Catocala coccinata Grote, 1872Scarlet Underwing
Catocala hermia H. Edwards, 1880Bigspotted triggerfish
Catocala verilliana Grote, 1875
Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827Cape sole
Doa ampla Grote, 1878
Drasteria adumbrata Behr, 1870Shadowy Arches
Drasteria perplexa Edwards, 1884Perplexed Arches
Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773Acraea Moth
Grammia (Grammia) phyllira Drury, 1773Phyllira Moth
Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829Leconte haploa
Hemihyalea labecula (Grote, 1881)⇒ Pseudohemihyalea griseiventris Grote, 1881
Hypena humuli Harris, 1841Hop Looper
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Hypercompe extrema Walker, 1855
Hypercompe permaculata Packard, 1872Many-Spotted Tiger Moth
Hypsoropha hormos Hübner, 1818Small Necklace Moth
Idia americalis Guenée, 1854American Idia
Lophocampa caryae Harris, 1841Hickory halisidota
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Mixomelia ctenucha Turner, 1902Neumoegen´s Buckmoth
Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796Dark Spotted Palthis
Palthis asopialis Guenée, 1854Faint Spotted Palthis
Pseudohemihyalea ambigua Strecker, 1878Red-banded Aemilia
Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii Packard, 1864Edwards Glassy Wing
Pseudohemihyalea labecula Grote, 1881Freckled Glassy-wing
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Zale galbanata Morrison, 1876Maple Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in La Plata County
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
17
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypocalinae
Guenée, 1852
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