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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Lehigh County (Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
492
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
169
492
527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
158
465
493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
120
396
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
160
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
160
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
160
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
114
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
113
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
50
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
17
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lehigh County
17 Genera with 21 Species
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1864Underwing moths4SpeciesTaxom
Celiptera Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Chytolita Grote, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Digama Moore, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Euchaetes Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Halysidota Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Herminia Latreille, 18722SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Hypsoropha Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Macrochilo Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Phalaenophana Grote, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Scolecocampa Guenée, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lehigh County
21 Species
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782Woody Underwing
Catocala insolabilis Guenée, 1852Inconsolable Underwing
Catocala residua Grote, 1874Residua Underwing
Catocala subnata Grote, 1864Dab
Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852Black Bit Moth
Chytolita petrealis (Grote, 1880)⇒ Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854
Digama spilosoma Felder, 1874
Euchaetes egle Drury, 1773Milk-weed Moth
Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829Leconte haploa
Herminia laevigata Grote, 1872
Herminia obscuripennis Grote, 1872
Hypena baltimoralis Guenée, 1854Baltimore Bomolocha
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Hypsoropha hormos Hübner, 1818Small Necklace Moth
Lacipa exetastes Collenette, 1952
Macrochilo litophora Grote, 1873Angulate Fan-foot
Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827Maple Looper
Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859Dark-banded Owlet
Scolecocampa liburna Geyer, 1823Dead Wood Borer Moth
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Lehigh County
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypocalinae
Guenée, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock 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