Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Newfoundland (Elliott County, Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 64
189
209 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 64
189
209 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 63
188
208 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
165
189 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 15
114
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 15
114
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 15
114
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
102
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
96
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
57
66 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 11
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Newfoundland (Elliott County)
11 Genera with 13 Species | Apantesis Harris, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1857 | Underwing moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chytolita Grote, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenostola Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Newfoundland (Elliott County)
13 Species | Apantesis virgo (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Grammia virgo Linnaeus, 1758 | | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala relicta Walker, 1857 | Forsaken Underwing | | Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854 | Morbid Owlet | | Dasychira plagiata Walker, 1855 | Northern Conifer Tussock | | Grammia (Grammia) parthenice Kirby, 1837 | Parthenice Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758 | Virgen Tiger Moth | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Phalaenostola metonalis Walker, 1859 | Pale Epidelta | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Newfoundland (Elliott County) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock 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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