Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Lancashire (Northwest England, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 96
303
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 96
303
412 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 92
297
405 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 87
292
400 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 26
144
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
144
203 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 25
143
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
120
171 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
110
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
35
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lancashire
8 Genera with 8 Species
Species list for Lancashire
8 Species | Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767 | Common nettle tap moth | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Dicallomera fascelina (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Gynaephora fascelina Linnaeus, 1758 | | Eilema complana Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Footman | | Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775 | Bigspotted triggerfish | | Hypena (Bomolocha) crassalis (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Bomolocha crassalis Fabricius, 1787 | | Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758 | Satin Moth | | Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758 | White Ermine |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Lancashire | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
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 | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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