Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Litchfield (Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 66
183
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 66
183
219 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 61
177
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 51
161
191 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 14
102
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 14
102
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 14
102
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
87
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
85
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
30
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 13
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Litchfield (Litchfield County)
13 Genera with 24 Species | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1858 | Underwing moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euchaetes Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Litchfield (Litchfield County)
24 Species | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Catocala amatrix Hübner, 1813 | Sweetheart Underwing | | Catocala cara Guenée, 1852 | Bronze Underwing | | Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857 | Desert milkweed | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala mira Grote, 1876 | Wonderful Underwing | | Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852 | Old Wife Underwing | | Catocala parta Guenée, 1852 | Mother Underwing | | Catocala relicta Walker, 1857 | Forsaken Underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858 | Once-married Underwing | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Euchaetes egle Drury, 1773 | Milk-weed Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758 | Virgen Tiger Moth | | Haploa confusa Lym., 1887 | Confused Haploa | | Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829 | Leconte haploa | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Litchfield (Litchfield County) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 2
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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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
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