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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Newark (Alameda County, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
294
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
294
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
80
287
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
63
265
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
108
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
108
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
108
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
93
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
91
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
15
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Newark (Alameda County)
15 Genera with 20 Species
Apantesis Harris, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1818Underwing moths5SpeciesTaxom
Cisseps Franclemont, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Hypercompe Hübner, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metalectra Hübner, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Pyrrharctia Packard, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Newark (Alameda County)
20 Species
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala innubens Guenée, 1852Betrothed Underwing
Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864Penitent Underwing
Catocala relicta Walker, 1857Forsaken Underwing
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827Cape sole
Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829Leconte haploa
Hypena abalienalis Walker, 1859Poke milkweed
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Hypercompe scribonia Stoll, 1790Eyed Tiger Moth
Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773American white moth
Lophocampa caryae Harris, 1841Hickory halisidota
Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758Asian Gypsy Moth
Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876Common Fungus Moth
Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797White-marked tussock moth
Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797Banded woolly bear
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale
Zale minerea Guenée, 1852Colorful Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Newark (Alameda County)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
8
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths
1
1
Genus
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