Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Much Wenlock Limestone Formation (Shropshire, United Kingdom)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 152
617
937 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 152
617
937 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 148
613
931 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 123
532
838 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
185
253 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 26
184
252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
179
246 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
148
198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
133
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
61
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
12 Genera with 14 Species | Anthophila Haworth, 1767 | Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliteara Butler, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphora Stephens, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1817 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1758 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1766 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tyria Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
14 Species | Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767 | Common nettle tap moth | | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Calliteara pudibunda Linnaeus, 1758 | Hop dog | | Diaphora mendica Clerck, 1759 | Muslin Moth | | Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817) | ⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817 | | Euclidia (Callistege) mi (Clerck, 1759) | ⇒ Callistege mi Clerck, 1759 | | Euclidia (Euclidia) glyphica Linnaeus, 1758 | Burnet Companion | | Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775 | Bigspotted triggerfish | | Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Snout | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758 | White Ermine | | Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766) | ⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766 | | Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cinnabar |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Much Wenlock Limestone Formation | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 1
2 | Genus
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 | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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