Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Lunenburg County (Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
648
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 199
645
656 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 188
613
616 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
504
502 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
184
216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
184
216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
184
216 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
123
148 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
118
143 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
25
29 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Lunenburg County (Virginia)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Lunenburg County (Virginia)
9 Species | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala lacrymosa Guenée, 1852 | Tearful Underwing | | Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 | American Idia | | Metalectra quadrisignata Walker, 1857 | Four Spotted Fungus Moth | | Orgyia definita Packard, 1864 | Definite Tussock Moth | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa | | Zale minerea Guenée, 1852 | Colorful Zale |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Lunenburg County (Virginia) | 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 | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | 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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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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