Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Morogoro Region (Southeast Tanzania, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 173
904
1195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 173
904
1195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 160
862
1125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 125
799
1063 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
244
394 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
168
290 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
163
285 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
30
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 19
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Morogoro Region
19 Genera with 21 Species | Alpenus Walker, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argina Hübner, 1773 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chiromachla Strand, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyana Walker, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyligramma Boisduval, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Digama Moore, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebus Latreille, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gracilodes Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1866 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1782 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Owambarctia Kiriakoff, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palasea Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Teracotona Butler, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thallarcha Meyrick, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Morogoro Region
21 Species | Alpenus investigatorum Karsch, 1898 | | | Amata nigricilia Strand, 1912 | | | Argina amanda (Boisduval, 1847) | ⇒ Alytarchia amanda Boisduval, 1847 | | Argina astrea Drury, 1773 | Crotalaria pod borer | | Chiromachla leuconoe Hopffer, 1857 | | | Cyana kaguruensis Karisch, 2013 | | | Cyligramma fluctuosa Drury, 1773 | | | Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775 | Cream-striped owl | | Digama rileyi Kiriakoff, 1958 | | | Erebus walkeri Butler, 1875 | | | Euproctis bicolor Janse, 1915 | | | Gracilodes caffra Guenée, 1852 | | | Grammodes geometrica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Hypena conscitalis Walker, 1866 | | | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Owambarctia unipuncta Kiriakoff, 1973 | | | Palasea miniata Grünberg, 1907 | | | Rhypopteryx syntomoides Collenette, 1957 | | | Teracotona subapproximans Rothschild, 1933 | | | Thallarcha chrysochroa Hampson, 1900 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Morogoro Region | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 9
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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