Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 271
1469
2337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 271
1469
2337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 253
1436
2291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 194
1288
2132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
301
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
301
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
297
437 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
209
308 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
201
298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
69
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 30
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Melbourne
30 Genera with 41 Species #ACDEHIMNOPRSTU
| Acyphas Walker, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anestia Meyrick, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asura Walker, 1805 | Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmosoma Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diatenes Guenée, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ericeia Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudesmeola Hampson, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Halone Walker, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Iropoca Turner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mataeomera Butler, 1895 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meyrickella Berg, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mormoscopa Meyrick, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1841 | Leptosomas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligeria Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeosia Hampson, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantydia Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaeophlebosia Hampson, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philenora Rosenstock, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Rhapsa Walker, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliacma Meyrick, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1841 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomeida Harris, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Termessa Newman, 1865 | Footman | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thallarcha Meyrick, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tigrioides Butler, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonistis Meyrick, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyria Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melbourne
41 Species | Acyphas chionitis Turner, 1902 | White Tussock Moth | | Acyphas semiochrea Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Omnivorous tussock moth | | Anestia ombrophanes Meyrick, 1886 | Clouded Footman | | Asura lydia Donovan, 1805 | Lydia lichen moth | | Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907 | Black filefish | | Diatenes aglossoides Guenée, 1852 | | | Diatenes gerula Guenée, 1852 | | | Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852 | | | Eudesmeola lawsoni Felder, 1874 | | | Euproctis limbalis (Herrich-Schä..., 1855) | ⇒ Urocoma limbalis Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | Euproctis semifusca Walker, 1869 | | | Halone ophiodes Meyrick, 1886 | Cryptic Halone | | Halone prosenes Turner, 1940 | Pied Halone | | Halone sejuncta Felder, 1875 | Variable Halone | | Iropoca rotundata Walker, 1855 | Irapoca Moth | | Mataeomera dubia Butler, 1886 | Scale-eating caterpillar | | Mataeomera ligata TP Lucas, 1895 | | | Meyrickella ruptellus Walker, 1863 | | | Mormoscopa sordescens Rosenstock, 1885 | Night Moth | | Nyctemera (Nyctemera) amicus White, 1841 | Cineraria Moth | | Oligeria hemicalla Lower, 1905 | Tiny Tussock Moth | | Orgyia anartoides Walker, 1855 | Painted Apple Moth | | Palaeosia bicosta Walker, 1854 | Two-ribbed arctiid | | Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852 | Noctuid Moth | | Phaeophlebosia furcifera Walker, 1854 | Forked Footman | | Philenora aspectalella Walker, 1864 | Little Mask Philenora | | Philenora elegans Butler, 1877 | Elegant Philenora | | Rhapsa suscitatalis Walker, 1858 | | | Scoliacma bicolora Boisduval, 1832 | Red Footman | | Scoliacma pactolias Meyrick, 1886 | Variable Footman | | Spilosoma canescens Butler, 1875 | Dark-spotted Moth | | Spilosoma glatignyi (Le Guillou, 1841) | ⇒ Ardonea metallica Schaus, 1892 | | Syntomeida epilais Walker, 1854 | Oleander caterpillar | | Termessa gratiosa Walker, 1865 | Favoured Footman | | Termessa nivosa Walker, 1865 | Snowy Footman | | Thallarcha chrysochares Meyrick, 1886 | Tiger Footman | | Thallarcha epigypsa Lower, 1902 | | | Tigrioides alterna Walker, 1854 | Alternating Footman | | Trigonistis asthenopa (Meyrick, 1902) | ⇒ Sarobela litterata Pagenstecher, 1888 | | Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cinnabar | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Melbourne | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 16
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
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
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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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