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Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
94
431
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
94
431
691
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
89
419
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
72
356
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
130
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
130
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
130
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
105
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
105
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for New Britain
8 Genera with 10 Species
Amerila Walker, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1844Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Neasura Hampson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Neoduma Hampson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ophyx Guenée, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1910Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Britain
10 Species
Amerila brachyleuca (MacLeay, 1826)⇒ Amerila crokeri W.S. Macleay, 1826
Amerila crokeri W.S. Macleay, 1826Croker´s frother
Amerila rufitarsis Rothschild, 1917
Asota fulvia Donovan, 1805
Hypena comes (Kollar, 1844)⇒ Hypena obacerralis Walker, 1858
Neasura circumducta Pagenstecher, 1900
Neoduma simplex Pagenstecher, 1900
Ophyx talesea Holloway, 1984
Spilosoma reticulata Rothschild, 1933
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) salomonis Rothschild, 1910

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in New Britain
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
5
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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