Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Maputo Bay (Maputo Province, Mozambique)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 126
558
669 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 126
558
669 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 124
553
664 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 90
482
589 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
157
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
157
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 29
157
205 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
97
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
97
140 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
25
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 13
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Maputo Bay
13 Genera with 13 Species | Achaea Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amerila Walker, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chiromachla Strand, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episparis Walker, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eugoa Walker, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Griveaudyria Viette, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laelia Stephens, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palasea Hübner, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteredoa Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhanidophora Wallengren, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Secusio Walker, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Maputo Bay
13 Species | Achaea arabella (Bryk, 1915) | ⇒ Achaea praestans Guenée, 1852 | | Amata caerulescens Druce, 1898 | | | Amerila lupia Druce, 1887 | | | Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 | | | Episparis leucotessellis Hampson, 1902 | | | Eugoa dalmani (Aurivillius, 1912) | ⇒ Evgoa dalmanii Fåhraeus, 1872 | | Griveaudyria cangia Druce, 1887 | | | Laelia xyleutis Hampson, 1905 | | | Palasea mosera Druce, 1898 | | | Pteredoa subapicalis Hering, 1926 | | | Rhanidophora ridens Hampson, 1902 | | | Rhypopteryx rhodea Hampson, 1905 | | | Secusio mania Druce, 1887 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Maputo Bay | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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