Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Merthyr Mawr (Bridgend County Borough, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 162
708
1166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 162
708
1166 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 158
701
1156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 136
658
1111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
99
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
98
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
98
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
77
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
74
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
28
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 8
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Merthyr Mawr
8 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Merthyr Mawr
10 Species | Arctia (Epicallia) villica (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Epicallia villica Linnaeus, 1758 | | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916 | | | Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817) | ⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817 | | Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown-tail | | Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775 | Bigspotted triggerfish | | Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758 | Antique tussock moth | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766) | ⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766 | | Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cinnabar |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Merthyr Mawr | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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