Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Nantucket (Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 52
141
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 52
141
187 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 49
137
183 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
128
172 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
80
124 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
76
120 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
41
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 13
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nantucket
13 Genera with 29 Species | Anomis Hubner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1858 | Underwing moths | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gabara Walker, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophocampa Harris, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metallata Möschler, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptichodis Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schrankia Hübner, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetanolita Grote, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1952 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nantucket
29 Species | Anomis privata Walker, 1865 | Hibiscus Leaf Caterpillar Moth | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Catocala (Mormonia) herodias Strecker, 1876 | Gerhard's underwing | | Catocala andromedae Guenée, 1852 | Andromeda Underwing | | Catocala badia Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Badia Underwing | | Catocala cara Guenée, 1852 | Bronze Underwing | | Catocala coccinata Grote, 1872 | Scarlet Underwing | | Catocala gracilis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Graceful Underwing | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala lineella Grote, 1872 | Girlfriend Underwing | | Catocala minuta W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Little Underwing | | Catocala muliercula Guenée, 1852 | Little Wife Underwing | | Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852 | Old Wife Underwing | | Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Praeclara Underwing | | Catocala relicta Walker, 1857 | Forsaken Underwing | | Catocala similis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Similar Underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858 | Once-married Underwing | | Dasychira obliquata Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Streaked Tussock Moth | | Gabara subnivosella Walker, 1866 | Mahogany milkweed | | Grammia (Grammia) phyllira Drury, 1773 | Phyllira Moth | | Lophocampa caryae Harris, 1841 | Hickory halisidota | | Metallata absumens Walker, 1862 | Brown Leaf Mimic | | Ptichodis bistrigata Hübner, 1818 | Southern Ptichodis | | Schrankia fractilinea Smith, 1908 | | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Tetanolita floridana Smith, 1895 | Florida Owlet | | Zale curema Smith, 1909 | Black-eyed Zale | | Zale obliqua Guenée, 1952 | Oblique Zale |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Nantucket | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 4
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scolecocampinae
Grote, 1883
Scolecocampine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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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
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