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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Madang Province (Momase Region, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
99
411
536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
99
411
536
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
407
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
79
351
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
91
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
91
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
91
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
67
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
62
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madang Province
7 Genera with 11 Species
Anomis Hubner, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoscota Hampson, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Epidesma Huebner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Eudocima Billberg, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pirgula Tessmann, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madang Province
11 Species
Anomis lyona Swinhoe, 1919
Asota eusemioides Felder, 1874
Asota heliconia Linnaeus, 1758Tropical Tiger Moth
Asota plana Walker, 1854
Chrysoscota vagivitta Walker, 1866
Epidesma melanitis (Hübner, 1827)⇒ Episcepsis melanitis Hübner, 1818
Eudocima (Khadira) aurantia Moore, 1877Fruit sucking moth
Eudocima (Othreis) fullonia (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Othreis fullonia Linnaeus, 1763
Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763
Parallelia solomonensis (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Bastilla solomonensis Hampson, 1913
Pirgula polylopha Collenette, 1959

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Madang Province
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine 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