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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Madeira (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
333
2080
4021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
329
2074
4010
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
325
2069
4000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1577
3164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
278
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
278
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
278
467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
141
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
120
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
55
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
11
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madeira
11 Genera with 20 Species
Anthophila Haworth, 1910Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Autophila Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1813Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Hypenodes Doubleday, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Ophiuche Hübner, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Schrankia Hübner, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madeira
20 Species
Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767Common nettle tap moth
Anthophila threnodes Walsingham, 1910
Autophila (Autophila) dilucida Hübner, 1808
Eublemma ostrina Hübner, 1808Purple Marbled
Eublemma parva Hübner, 1808Small Marbled
Hypena (Hypena) lividalis (Hübner, 1796)⇒ Ophiuche lividalis Hübner, 1790
Hypena (Hypena) obsitalis Hübner, 1813Bloxworth Snout
Hypenodes exsularis (Stephens, 1834)⇒ Schrankia intermedialis Reid, 1972
Ophiuche lividalis Hübner, 1790
Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773Green drab
Ophiusa tirrhaca Hampson, 1894Green Drab
Schrankia costaestrigalis Stephens, 1834Pinion-streaked Snout
Schrankia intermedialis Reid, 1972Autumnal Snout
Schrankia monotona (Stephens, 1834)⇒ Schrankia intermedialis Reid, 1972
Schrankia virgata (Stephens, 1834)⇒ Schrankia intermedialis Reid, 1972
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855Alfalfa Looper
Tathorhynchus exsiccatus (Lederer, 1855)⇒ Tathorhynchus fallax Lederer, 1855
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758Crimson-speckled Flunkey

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Madeira
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths
2
5
Genera
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