Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Nicholas County (West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 168
492
581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 167
491
580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 151
459
530 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 118
379
441 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
206
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 33
205
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 33
205
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
152
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
142
179 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
65
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 19
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Nicholas County (West Virginia)
19 Genera with 28 Species | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1864 | Underwing moths | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chytolita Grote, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clemensia Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidia Packard, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenucha Kirby, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophaela Walker, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1854 | Bloxworth snout | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lophocampa Harris, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metalectra Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palthis Hübner, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenophana Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Renia Guenée, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857 | Fan-foot | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nicholas County (West Virginia)
28 Species | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Catocala amica Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Catocala habilis Grote, 1872 | Habilis Underwing | | Catocala minuta W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Little Underwing | | Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852 | Old Wife Underwing | | Catocala subnata Grote, 1864 | Dab | | Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854 | Morbid Owlet | | Clemensia albata (Packard, 1864) | ⇒ Clemensia patella Packard, 1864 | | Crambidia cephalica Grote & Robi..., 1870 | Yellow Headed Lichen Moth | | Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794 | Virginia Ctenucha | | Gnophaela vermiculata Grote, 1864 | Green Lattice | | Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758 | Virgen Tiger Moth | | Herminia jacchusalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Zanclognatha jacchusalis Walker, 1859 | | Hypena baltimoralis Guenée, 1854 | Baltimore Bomolocha | | Hypena deceptalis Walker, 1859 | Basswood owlet moth | | Hypena edictalis Walker, 1859 | Large Bomolocha | | Hypena humuli Harris, 1841 | Hop Looper | | Hypena madefactalis Guenée, 1854 | Gray Edged Bomolacha | | Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841 | Mottled Tiger | | Metalectra quadrisignata Walker, 1857 | Four Spotted Fungus Moth | | Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796 | Dark Spotted Palthis | | Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859 | Dark-banded Owlet | | Renia fraternalis Smith, 1895 | Fraternal Renia | | Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854 | Spotted Grass Moth | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 | Agreeable Tiger Moth | | Spilosoma latipennis Stretch, 1872 | Pink-legged Tiger Moth | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Nicholas County (West Virginia) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 6
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines | 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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