Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Nicholas County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 93
241
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 93
241
274 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 89
231
264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 70
200
226 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
91
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
91
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
91
110 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
73
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
69
88 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
33
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 10
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
10 Genera with 17 Species | Apantesis Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calyptra Ochsenheimer, 1865 | Vampire moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1818 | Underwing moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycomorpha Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virbia Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nicholas County (Kentucky)
17 Species | Apantesis nais Drury, 1773 | Nais Tiger Moth | | Calyptra canadensis Bethune, 1865 | Blackfinned triplespine | | Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852 | Yellow Banded Underwing | | Catocala crataegi Saunders, 1876 | Chokeberry Underwing | | Catocala dejecta Strecker, 1880 | Dejected Underwing | | Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782 | Woody Underwing | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala micronympha Guenée, 1852 | Little Bride | | Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Praeclara Underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829 | Leconte haploa | | Herminia cruralis Guenée, 1854 | | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Lycomorpha pholus Drury, 1773 | Black and Yellow Lichen Moth | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758 | White Ermine | | Virbia ferruginosa Walker, 1854 | Five-spotted Holomelina |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Nicholas County (Kentucky) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 1
8 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter 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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