Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Libya (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
1125
2066 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 203
1122
2062 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 199
1109
2043 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 125
760
1470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
199
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
199
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 31
199
431 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
97
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
83
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
50
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 17
30 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Libya
17 Genera with 30 Species | Africalpe Krüger, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Albarracina Staudinger, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apisa Walker, 1924 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerocala Boisduval, 1901 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Clytie Hübner, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 2002 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Euplagia Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnamptonyx Hampson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1813 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metachrostis Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraesia Guenée, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pandesma Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phytometra Haworth, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tathorhynchus Hampson, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Libya
30 Species | Africalpe intrusa (Krüger, 1939) | ⇒ Africalpe vagabunda Swinhoe, 1884 | | Africalpe vagabunda Swinhoe, 1884 | | | Albarracina syrticola Krüger, 1932 | | | Apisa manettii Turati, 1924 | | | Cerocala autumnalis (Turati, 1926) | ⇒ Cerocala perorsorsum Turati, 1924 | | Cerocala perorsorum (Turati, 1924) | ⇒ Cerocala sana Staudinger, 1901 | | Cerocala rothschildi (Turati, 1924) | ⇒ Cerocala sana Staudinger, 1901 | | Cerocala sana Staudinger, 1901 | | | Clytie sancta Staudinger, 1897 | | | Dysgonia torrida Guenée, 1852 | Jigsaw | | Eublemma cyrenaea Turati, 1924 | | | Eublemma gayneri Rothschild, 1901 | | | Eublemma lactescens Turati, 1924 | | | Eublemma parva Hübner, 1808 | Small Marbled | | Eublemma peralbida Turati & Krü..., 1936 | | | Eublemma purinula Turati, 1934 | | | Eublemma purulenta Turati, 1934 | | | Eublemma scitula Rambur, 1833 | | | Eublemma turatii Berio, 2002 | | | Euplagia quadripunctaria Poda, 1761 | Jersey Tiger | | Gnamptonyx innexa Walker, 1858 | | | Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775 | Geometrician | | Hypena (Hypena) lividalis (Hübner, 1796) | ⇒ Ophiuche lividalis Hübner, 1790 | | Hypena (Hypena) obsitalis Hübner, 1813 | Bloxworth Snout | | Metachrostis velocissima (Turati, 1926) | ⇒ Metachrostis velox Hübner, 1813 | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Oraesia intrusa Krüger, 1939 | | | Pandesma robusta Walker, 1858 | | | Phytometra luteoflaveola Turati & Krü..., 1936 | | | Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855 | Alfalfa Looper |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Libya | 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 | 3
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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