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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Mombasa (Coast Province, Kenya)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
88
277
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
88
277
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
81
252
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
61
223
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
120
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
120
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
120
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
86
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
86
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
5
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mombasa
5 Genera with 4 Species
Amerila Walker, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1910Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eudasychira Möschler, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Numenes Walker, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mombasa
4 Species and 1 Subspecies
Dasychira nigridisca Sevastopulo, 1957
Estigmene mombasana Rothschild, 1910
Eudasychira cratista Collenette, 1960
Numenes contrahens delta Strand, 1915

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Mombasa
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
3
3
Genera
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