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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Momase Region (Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
828
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
169
828
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
162
796
1327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
122
672
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
208
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
208
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
208
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
147
285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
141
276
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
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, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Amastus Walker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoscota Hampson, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Dahlia Pagenstecher, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Epidesma Huebner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Eudocima Billberg, 17633SpeciesTaxom
Lineopalpa Guenée, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Marapana Moore, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pirgula Tessmann, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Zygaenosia Hampson, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom


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, 1775Tropical Tiger Moth
Asota eusemioides Felder, 1874
Asota heliconia Linnaeus, 1758Tropical 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, 1877Fruit 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
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
3
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
1
1
Genus
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