Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Malta (Europe)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 218
1401
2515 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 216
1399
2513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 213
1390
2500 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 150
1139
2017 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 44
577
1050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 44
577
1050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 44
577
1050 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
332
645 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
294
566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
155
317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 42
75 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Malta
42 Genera with 75 Species
| Aedia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anumeta Walker, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Araeopteron Hampson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Autophila Hübner, 1888 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Casama Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1786 | Underwing moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cerocala Boisduval, 1808 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clytie Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coccidiphaga Spuler, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coscinia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymbalophora Rambur, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysauxes Hübner, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1847 | Lichen Moths | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1833 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropalpia Berio, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1758 | Bloxworth snout | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoprepia Hübner, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithosia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Manulea Wallengren, 1847 | Finger Phloxes | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metachrostis Hübner, 1813 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Minucia Moore, 1778 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nodaria Guenée, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocneria Hübner, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Odice Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiuche Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pandesma Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pechipogo Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Polypogon Schrank, 1825 | Rabbitsfoot grass | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Schrankia Hübner, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spiris Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tathorhynchus Hampson, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Zebeeba Kirby, 1839 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Malta
75 Species | Aedia leucomelas Linnaeus, 1758 | Eastern Alchymist | | Anumeta cestis Ménétriés, 1848 | | | Anumeta hilgerti Rothschild, 1909 | | | Araeopteron ecphaea Hampson, 1914 | | | Autophila (Autophila) dilucida Hübner, 1808 | | | Autophila (Autophila) rosea Staudinger, 1888 | | | Autophila (Cheirophanes) maura Staudinger, 1888 | | | Casama innotata Walker, 1855 | | | Catocala (Catocala) elocata Esper, 1787 | French Red Underwing | | Catocala (Catocala) nymphagoga Esper, 1787 | Oak Yellow Underwing | | Catocala (Ephesia) nymphaea Esper, 1787 | | | Catocala coniuncta Esper, 1786 | Minsmere Crimson Underwing | | Cerocala algiriae (Oberthür, 1876) | ⇒ Cerocala scapulosa Hübner, 1808 | | Cerocala scapulosa Hübner, 1808 | | | Clytie illunaris Hübner, 1813 | Trent Double-stripe | | Coccidiphaga scitula (Rambur, 1833) | ⇒ Eublemma scitula Rambur, 1833 | | Coscinia striata (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Spiris striata Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cymbalophora pudica Esper, 1785 | Discrete Chaperon | | Dysauxes (Dysauxes) famula FREYER, 1836 | The Amah | | Dysgonia algira Linnaeus, 1767 | Passenger | | Dysgonia torrida Guenée, 1852 | Jigsaw | | Eilema banghaasi Doubleday, 1847 | Pigmy Footman | | Eilema caniola Hübner, 1808 | Hoary Footman | | Eilema grisea Doubleday, 1847 | Pigmy Footman | | Eilema marcida Mann, 1859 | Pigmy Footman | | Eilema obscura Doubleday, 1847 | Pigmy Footman | | Eilema peluri Doubleday, 1847 | Pigmy Footman | | Eilema pygmaeola (Doubleday, 1847) | ⇒ Manulea pygmaeola Doubleday, 1847 | | Eilema saerdabensis Doubleday, 1847 | Pigmy Footman | | Eilema sericeola Doubleday, 1847 | Pigmy Footman | | Eilema sordidula Doubleday, 1847 | Pigmy Footman | | Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852 | Eublemma Moth | | Eublemma debilis Christoph, 1884 | | | Eublemma deleta (Staudinger, 1901) | ⇒ Eublemma debilis Christoph, 1884 | | Eublemma deserta Rothschild, 1909 | | | Eublemma ostrina Hübner, 1808 | Purple Marbled | | Eublemma parva Hübner, 1808 | Small Marbled | | Eublemma scitula Rambur, 1833 | | | Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown-tail | | Grammodes bifasciata Petagna, 1787 | Parallel Lines | | Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775 | Geometrician | | Heteropalpia acrosticta Puneler, 1904 | | | Hypena (Hypena) lividalis (Hübner, 1796) | ⇒ Ophiuche lividalis Hübner, 1790 | | Hypena (Hypena) obsitalis Hübner, 1813 | Bloxworth Snout | | Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Snout | | Hypoprepia inculta Edwards, 1882 | Spiny eel | | Lithosia quadra Linnaeus, 1758 | Four-spotted Footman | | Lymantria atlantica Rambur, 1837 | | | Lymantria mus (Oberthür, 1916) | ⇒ Lymantria atlantica Rambur, 1837 | | Manulea (Manulea) pygmaeola Doubleday, 1847 | Pigmy Footman | | Metachrostis velocior Staudinger, 1892 | | | Metachrostis velox Hübner, 1813 | | | Minucia lunaris Denis & Schi..., 1778 | Brown Underwing | | Nodaria nodosalis Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | | | Ocneria (Ocneria) atlantica (Rambur, 1837) | ⇒ Lymantria atlantica Rambur, 1837 | | Odice suava Hübner, 1813 | | | Ophiuche lividalis Hübner, 1790 | | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Orgyia (Clethrogyna) trigotephras Boisduval, 1829 | | | Orgyia (Thylacigyna) trigotephras Boisduval, 1829 | | | Pandesma robusta Walker, 1858 | | | Pechipogo plumigeralis (Hübner, 1825) | ⇒ Polypogon plumigeralis Hübner, 1825 | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Polypogon plumigeralis Hübner, 1825 | Plumed Fan-foot | | Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763 | Straw Dot | | Rivula tanitalis (Rebel, 1912) | ⇒ Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763 | | Schrankia costaestrigalis Stephens, 1834 | Pinion-streaked Snout | | Spilosoma vagans Boisduval, 1852 | Wandering Diacrisia | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Spiris striata Linnaeus, 1758 | Feathered Footman | | Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855 | Alfalfa Looper | | Tathorhynchus exsiccatus (Lederer, 1855) | ⇒ Tathorhynchus fallax Lederer, 1855 | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758 | | Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758 | Crimson-speckled Flunkey | | Zebeeba falsalis Herrich-Schä..., 1839 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Malta | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 11
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 5
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 13
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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