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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Melrose Highlands (Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
50
150
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
50
150
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
49
148
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
49
148
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
93
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
93
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
93
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
56
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
52
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
34
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melrose Highlands
7 Genera with 7 Species
Catocala Schrank, 1857Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Herminia Latreille, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Palthis Hübner, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melrose Highlands
7 Species
Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857Desert milkweed
Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758Virgen Tiger Moth
Herminia laevigata Grote, 1872
Idia aemula Hübner, 1813Common Idia
Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796Dark Spotted Palthis
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Zale helata Smith, 1909Brown Spotted Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Melrose Highlands
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
3
3
Genera
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