Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 250
1635
2957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 249
1633
2955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 242
1602
2916 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 171
1345
2576 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
313
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
200
306 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
193
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
32
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 22
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lesser Antilles
22 Genera with 36 Species
| Aclytia Hübner, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Agaraea Herrich-Schä..., 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticarsia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chetone Boisduval, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Composia Hübner, 1866 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmosoma Hübner, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Empyreuma Hübner, 1767 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eucereon Hübner, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horama Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1794 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypercompe Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nyridela Lucas, 1827 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parilyrgis Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoenicoprocta Druce, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sychesia Möschler, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomeida Harris, 1836 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetanolita Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysania Dalman, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uranophora Hübner, 1898 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Lesser Antilles
36 Species | Aclytia signatura Walker, 1854 | | | Aclytia superbior Strand, 0 | | | Aclytia terra Schaus, 1896 | | | Agaraea semivitrea Rothschild, 1909 | | | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Chetone angulosa Walker, 1854 | | | Composia fidelissima Herrich-Schä..., 1866 | Faithful Beauty | | Composia vagrans (Herrich-Schä..., 1866) | ⇒ Agaraea semivitrea Rothschild, 1909 | | Cosmosoma lucia Schaus, 1896 | | | Cosmosoma subflamma Walker, 1854 | | | Empyreuma affinis (Rothschild, 1912) | ⇒ Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767 | | Empyreuma anassa Forbes, 1917 | | | Empyreuma mucro (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767 | | Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767 | Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth | | Empyreuma sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767 | | Eucereon clementsi Schaus, 1892 | | | Horama pretus Cramer, 1777 | | | Hypena diagonalis Fabricius, 1794 | | | Hypercompe simplex Walker, 1855 | | | Mocis antillesia Hampson, 1913 | | | Mocis bahamica Hampson, 1913 | | | Nyridela acroxantha Hübner, 1827 | | | Nyridela chalciope Hübner, 1827 | | | Parilyrgis concolor Bethune-Baker, 1908 | | | Phoenicoprocta vacillans Walker, 1856 | | | Sychesia dryas Cramer, 1775 | | | Sychesia fimbria (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Sychesia dryas Cramer, 1775 | | Sychesia tupus (Cramer, 1775) | ⇒ Sychesia dryas Cramer, 1775 | | Syntomeida melanthus Cramer, 1780 | Black-banded Wasp Moth | | Syntomeida syntomoides Boisduval, 1836 | | | Tetanolita borgesalis Walker, 1859 | | | Thysania zenobia Cramer, 1777 | Owl Moth | | Uranophora quadristrigata Hampson, 1898 | | | Uranophora rabdonota Hampson, 1898 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Lesser Antilles | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 15
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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