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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
2182
3628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
326
2181
3627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
310
2129
3541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
217
1690
2902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
670
1278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
44
670
1278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
669
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
505
1047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
465
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
234
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
61
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Larimer County
61 Genera with 121 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPSTZ
Anticarsia Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Apantesis Harris, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Arachnis Geyer, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Argyrostrotis Hübner, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bertholdia Schaus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Bleptina Guenée, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Bruceia Neumoegen, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Bulia Walker, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1858Underwing moths14SpeciesTaxom
Chytolita Grote, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cisseps Franclemont, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Cisthene Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Crambidia Packard, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Ctenucha Kirby, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Cycnia Hübner, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 187010SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1864Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1873Ermine Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Euchaetes Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Euparthenos Grote, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Gnophaela Walker, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 18378SpeciesTaxom
Halysidota Hübner, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Herminia Latreille, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 18783SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1872Bloxworth snout3SpeciesTaxom
Hypercompe Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hypoprepia Hübner, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Hypsoropha Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 18323SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Leptarctia Stretch, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18414SpeciesTaxom
Lycomorpha Harris, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Palthis Hübner, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Parasemia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phoberia Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phytometra Haworth, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohemihyalea Rego-Barros, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Scolecocampa Guenée, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spargaloma Grote, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17984SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tetanolita Grote, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18524SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Larimer County
121 Species
Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818Cutworm Moth
Apantesis carlotta Ferguson, 1985Carlotta's tiger moth
Apantesis phalerata Harris, 1841Apantesis Tiger Moth
Arachnis picta Packard, 1864Painted Arachnis
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Arctia clostera Smith, 1957
Argyrostrotis anilis Drury, 1797Short Lined Chocolate
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Bertholdia trigona Grote, 1879Grotes Bertholdia Moth
Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854Bent Winged Owlet
Bleptina inferior Grote, 1872
Bruceia pulverina Neumoegen, 1893Spotted spikefish
Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala aholibah Strecker, 1874Aholibah Underwing
Catocala amatrix Hübner, 1813Sweetheart Underwing
Catocala amestris Strecker, 1874The Leadplant Underwing Moth
Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864Briseis Underwing
Catocala cara Guenée, 1852Bronze Underwing
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala innubens Guenée, 1852Betrothed Underwing
Catocala luciana Strecker, 1874Channel flounder
Catocala meskei Grote, 1873Meske'S Underwing Moth
Catocala minuta W.H. Edwards, 1864Little Underwing
Catocala relicta Walker, 1857Forsaken Underwing
Catocala semirelicta Grote, 1874Channel flounder
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858Once-married Underwing
Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854Morbid Owlet
Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827Cape sole
Cisthene barnesii Dyar, 1904
Crambidia casta Packard, 1869Pearly-winged Lichen Moth
Crambidia cephalica Grote & Robi..., 1870Yellow Headed Lichen Moth
Crambidia impura W. Barnes & ..., 1913
Ctenucha cressonana Grote, 1863Cresson´s Ctenucha
Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794Virginia Ctenucha
Cycnia oregonensis Stretch, 1874Foam-nest Frogs
Cycnia tenera Hübner, 1818Delicate cycnia
Dasychira plagiata Walker, 1855Northern Conifer Tussock
Dasychira vagans Barnes & McD..., 1913California tonguefish
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Drasteria adumbrata Behr, 1870Shadowy Arches
Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Drasteria fumosa Strecker, 1898Reticulate spikefish
Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818Coastal Graphic
Drasteria hastingsii (Edwards, 1878)⇒ Drasteria mirifica H. Edwards, 1878
Drasteria howlandii Grote, 1865
Drasteria hudsonica Grote & Robi..., 1865Halibuts
Drasteria mirifica H. Edwards, 1878
Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robi..., 1866Cowhead Arches
Drasteria tejonica Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Eilema bicolor (Grote, 1864)⇒ Manulea bicolor Grote, 1864
Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773Acraea Moth
Estigmene albida Stretch, 1873
Euchaetes egle Drury, 1773Milk-weed Moth
Euparthenos nubilis Hübner, 1816Locust Underwing
Euproctis inepta Butler, 1887
Gnophaela vermiculata Grote, 1864Green Lattice
Grammia (Grammia) blakei Grote, 1864Blake´s Tiger Moth
Grammia (Grammia) favorita Neumoegen, 1890Bluespotted boxfish
Grammia (Grammia) figurata Drury, 1773Figured Tiger Moth
Grammia (Grammia) parthenice Kirby, 1837Parthenice Tiger Moth
Grammia (Grammia) phyllira Drury, 1773Phyllira Moth
Grammia (Grammia) speciosa (Möschler, 1864)⇒ Grammia virguncula Kirby, 1837
Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758Virgen Tiger Moth
Grammia (Grammia) virguncula Kirby, 1837Little Tiger Moth
Halysidota tessellaris Smith, 1797Banded tussock moth
Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829Leconte haploa
Haploa reversa Stretch, 1885Reversed Haploa
Herminia protumnusalis Walker, 1859Berry´s Skipper
Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831)⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827
Holomelina costata (Stretch, 1885)⇒ Virbia costata Stretch, 1885
Holomelina fragilis (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Virbia fragilis Strecker, 1878
Hypena humuli Harris, 1841Hop Looper
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Hypena sordidula Grote, 1872Sordid Bomolocha
Hypercompe permaculata Packard, 1872Many-Spotted Tiger Moth
Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773American white moth
Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, 1825Painted Lichen Moth
Hypoprepia inculta Edwards, 1882Spiny eel
Hypoprepia miniata Kirby, 1837Scarlet Lichen Moth
Hypsoropha hormos Hübner, 1818Small Necklace Moth
Idia aemula Hübner, 1813Common Idia
Idia americalis Guenée, 1854American Idia
Idia lubricalis Geyer, 1832Glossy Black Idia
Lacipa exetastes Collenette, 1952
Leptarctia californiae Walker, 1855
Lophocampa argentata Packard, 1864Douglas fir webworm
Lophocampa caryae Harris, 1841Hickory halisidota
Lophocampa ingens H. Edwards, 1881Fivelined tonguesole
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841Mottled Tiger
Lycomorpha grotei Packard, 1864
Lycomorpha pholus Drury, 1773Black and Yellow Lichen Moth
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797White-marked tussock moth
Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796Dark Spotted Palthis
Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758Black-and-white Tiger Moth
Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818Common Oak
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Phytometra ernestinana Blanchard, 1840Ernerstine´s Moth
Pseudohemihyalea ambigua Strecker, 1878Red-banded Aemilia
Pseudohemihyalea labecula Grote, 1881Freckled Glassy-wing
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear
Scolecocampa liburna Geyer, 1823Dead Wood Borer Moth
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Spargaloma sexpunctata Grote, 1873Sensitive fern
Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855Agreeable Tiger Moth
Spilosoma dubia Walker, 1855Dubious Tiger Moth
Spilosoma latipennis Stretch, 1872Pink-legged Tiger Moth
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855Alfalfa Looper
Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859Smoky Tetanolita
Zale duplicata Bethune, 1856Banded Similar-wing
Zale galbanata Morrison, 1876Maple Zale
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale
Zale minerea Guenée, 1852Colorful Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Larimer County
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
30
57
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
12
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypocalinae
Guenée, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine 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