Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Mobile County (Alabama, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 195
814
1093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 195
814
1093 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 183
783
1045 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 133
672
914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 43
259
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 43
259
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 43
259
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
119
137 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
107
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
44
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 20
25 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Mobile County
20 Genera with 25 Species | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1864 | Underwing moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmosoma Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidia Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoprepia Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrochilo Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenophana Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phytometra Haworth, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mobile County
25 Species | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Catocala innubens Guenée, 1852 | Betrothed Underwing | | Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864 | Penitent Underwing | | Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907 | Black filefish | | Crambidia pallida Packard, 1864 | Pale Lichen Moth | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Drasteria grandirena Haworth, 1809 | Figure Seven Moth | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Haploa colona Hübner, 1804 | Colona Moth | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Hypena baltimoralis Guenée, 1854 | Baltimore Bomolocha | | Hypena humuli Harris, 1841 | Hop Looper | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, 1825 | Painted Lichen Moth | | Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 | American Idia | | Macrochilo orciferalis Walker, 1859 | Bronzy Macrochilo | | Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859 | Dark-banded Owlet | | Phytometra ernestinana Blanchard, 1840 | Ernerstine´s Moth | | Phytometra rhodarialis Walker, 1859 | Pink Bordered Yellow | | Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 | Agreeable Tiger Moth | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa | | Zale aeruginosa Guenée, 1852 | Green-dusted Zale |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Mobile County | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 10
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 1
1 | Genus
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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