Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Momase Region (Papua New Guinea)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 169
827
1370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 169
827
1370 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 162
795
1325 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
671
1101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
208
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
208
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
208
347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
147
283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
141
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
17
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 13
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Momase Region
13 Genera with 19 Species | Agape Felder, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amastus Walker, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1919 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1854 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysoscota Hampson, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dahlia Pagenstecher, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidesma Huebner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1763 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lineopalpa Guenée, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Marapana Moore, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelia Hübner, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pirgula Tessmann, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zygaenosia Hampson, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Momase Region
19 Species | Agape chloropyga Walker, 1854 | | | Amastus edaphus Dyar, 1913 | | | Anomis lyona Swinhoe, 1919 | | | Asota australis Boisduval, 1832 | | | Asota caricae Fabricius, 1775 | Tropical Tiger Moth | | Asota eusemioides Felder, 1874 | | | Asota heliconia Linnaeus, 1758 | Tropical Tiger Moth | | Asota orbona Vollenhoven, 1863 | | | Asota plana Walker, 1854 | | | Chrysoscota vagivitta Walker, 1866 | | | Dahlia hesperioides Pagenstecher, 1900 | | | Epidesma melanitis (Hübner, 1827) | ⇒ Episcepsis melanitis Hübner, 1818 | | Eudocima (Khadira) aurantia Moore, 1877 | Fruit sucking moth | | Eudocima (Othreis) fullonia (Linnaeus, 1763) | ⇒ Othreis fullonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Lineopalpa orsara Swinhoe, 1903 | | | Lineopalpa rufa Bethune-Baker, 1906 | | | Parallelia solomonensis (Hampson, 1913) | ⇒ Bastilla solomonensis Hampson, 1913 | | Pirgula polylopha Collenette, 1959 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Momase Region | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 2
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 4
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 3
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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