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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Micronesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
347
2545
5352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
330
2485
5245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
201
1849
4058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
489
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
489
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
489
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
374
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
341
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
111
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
75
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Micronesia
75 Genera with 103 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPSTUVZ
Achaea Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Aethria Hübner, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Agape Felder, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Amastus Walker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Amerila Walker, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Antiblemma Huebner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Anua Walker, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Arctornis Germar, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Areas Walker, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Argina Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Aroa Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1900Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Balacra Walker, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Bastilla Swinhoe, 1918
0SpeciesTaxom
Boalda Schaus, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bocana Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Calliteara Butler, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Carriola Swinhoe, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 0Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Ceryx Wallengren, 1780Orange Spotted Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Chalciope Hübner, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Composia Hübner, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cyana Walker, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Daddala Walker, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Dichromia Guenée, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ericeia Walker, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Euchromia Hübner, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Eudocima Billberg, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Euplocia Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Gesonia Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Halone Walker, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Hamodes Guenée, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Hulodes Guenée, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Hyalurga Hübner, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ilema Moore, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Lacera Guenée, 17943SpeciesTaxom
Lemyra Walker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Leptosia Hübner, 1793Psyche1SpeciesTaxom
Lobobasis Hampson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Loxophlebia Martynov, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Metaemene Hampson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mocis Hübner, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Nechesia Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Numenes Walker, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1887Leptosomas6SpeciesTaxom
Olepa Watson, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Ommatophora Guenée, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Oxacme Hampson, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Oxyodes Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pandesma Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paracles Walker, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pareuchaetes Grote, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Phoenicoprocta Druce, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pindara Moore, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Platyja Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Schrankia Hübner, 1825
0SpeciesTaxom
Sericia Guenée, 17803SpeciesTaxom
Speiredonia Hübner, 17803SpeciesTaxom
Spirama Guenée, 17642SpeciesTaxom
Sympis Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thyas Hübner, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tortricosia Hampson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1907Rattlebox moths2SpeciesTaxom
Virbia Walker, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Zurobata Walker, 18641SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Micronesia
103 Species and 3 Subspecies
Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758Caster oil looper
Aethria splendens Jörgensen, 1935
Agape chloropyga Walker, 1854
Amastus edaphus Dyar, 1913
Amata huebneri Boisduval, 1829Wasp Moth
Amata sperbius Fabricius, 1787
Amerila astreus Drury, 1773
Anomis figlina Butler, 1889
Antiblemma odontozona Hampson, 1926
Anua coronata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ 
Arctornis phrika Collenette, 1932
Areas galactina Hoev., 1840
Argina astrea Drury, 1773Crotalaria pod borer
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Asota caricae Fabricius, 1775Tropical Tiger Moth
Asota plana Walker, 1854
Asota spadix Swinhoe, 1901
Asura fulguritis Hampson, 1900
Balacra laureola Druce, 1910
Boalda poguei Goldstein, 0
Bocana manifestalis Walker, 1859Moth
Calliteara horsfieldii Saunders, 1851Horsfield's tussock moth
Carriola ecnomoda Swinhoe, 1907
Catocala actaea actaea
Ceryx imaon (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Ceryx godartii Boisduval, 1829
Chalciope mygdon Cramer, 1777
Composia fidelissima vagrans Bates, 1933
Creatonotos (Phissama) transiens Walker, 1855
Cyana costifimbria Walker, 1862
Cyana determinata Walker, 1862
Cyana hamata Walker, 1854
Cyana pudens Walker, 1862
Daddala brevicauda Wileman & South, 1921
Dichromia quinqualis Walker, 1859
Ericeia certilinea (Prout, 1929)⇒ Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Ericeia levuensis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Eublemma crassiuscula Walker, 1864
Eublemma dimidialis Fabricius, 1794
Euchromia creusa Linnaeus, 1758
Euchromia elegantissima (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euchromia polymena Linnaeus, 1758
Euchromia superposita (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889
Eudocima (Eudocima) salaminia Cramer, 1777Fruit-piercing moth
Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763
Euplocia membliaria Cramer-Stoll., 1780Dusky Dancer
Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859
Grammia oithona (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Grammia phyllira Drury, 1773
Halone ariadna Bucsek, 2012
Hamodes aurantiaca (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Hamodes propitia Guérin, 1830
Hamodes marginata (Boisduval, 1832)⇒ Hamodes propitia Guérin, 1830
Hamodes propitia Guérin, 1830
Hulodes caranea Cramer, 1780
Hyalurga leucophlebia Hering, 1925
Ilema costalis Walker, 1855
Lacera alope Cramer, 1780
Lacera capella (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794
Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794
Lemyra (Thyrgorina) alikangensis Strand, 1915
Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793Black-spotted White
Lobobasis niveimaculata Hampson, 1896
Loxophlebia berberoi Jörgensen, 1935
Loxophlebia ducallis Jörgensen, 1935
Loxophlebia schrollei Jörgensen, 1935
Lymantria (Spinotria) serva Fabricius, 1793Crescent-moon tussock moth
Metaemene atrigutta Walker, 1862
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Nechesia albotentata Walker, 1862
Numenes contrahens Walker, 1862
Numenes contrahens delta Strand, 1915
Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781Marbled white moth
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) baulus Boisduval, 1832Magpie Moth
Nyctemera (Orphanos) adversata Schaller, 1788
Nyctemera angalensis Matsumura, 1930
Nyctemera avitta (Swinhoe, 1892)⇒ Utetheisa aegrotum Swinhoe, 1892
Nyctemera burica (Butler, 1887)⇒ Nyctemera angalensis Matsumura, 1930
Olepa ricini Fabricius, 1775
Ommatophora luminosa Stoll, 1780
Oxacme umbrodorsum Holloway, 2001
Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852
Pandesma quenavadi Guenée, 1852
Paracles emerita Schaus, 1933
Paracles palustris Jörgensen, 1935
Parallelia onelia Guenée, 1852
Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros, 1956
Phoenicoprocta schreiteri Jörgensen, 1935
Pindara illibata Fabricius, 1775
Platyja umminia Cramer, 1780
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833Monkeypod Moth
Sericia diops (Walker, 1857)⇒ Speiredonia sandokana Zilli & Holl..., 2005
Sericia layardi (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Speiredonia sandokana Zilli & Holl..., 2005
Sericia sumbana (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Speiredonia sandokana Zilli & Holl..., 2005
Speiredonia obscura Cramer, 1780
Speiredonia sandokana Zilli & Holl..., 2005
Speiredonia zamis (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Speiredonia sandokana Zilli & Holl..., 2005
Spirama obscura (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Speiredonia sandokana Zilli & Holl..., 2005
Spirama retorta Clerck, 1764Indian Owlet-moth
Sympis rufibasis Guenée, 1852
Thyas regia (Lucas, 1894)⇒ 
Tortricosia excisa Hampson, 1900
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907Crimson Spotted Moth
Virbia schadei Jörgensen, 1935
Zurobata intractata Walker, 1864

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Micronesia
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
29
44
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
23
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths
1
1
Genus
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