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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Nicobar Islands (Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
83
183
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
83
183
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
79
179
246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
51
132
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
13
44
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
13
44
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
13
44
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
7
35
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
7
35
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
2
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nicobar Islands
5 Genera with 6 Species
Anthophila Haworth, 1875Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Eudocima Billberg, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1874Leptosomas2SpeciesTaxom
Ophideres Boisduval, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1893Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicobar Islands
6 Species
Anthophila novarae (Felder, 1875)⇒ Choreutis novarae Felder & Rog..., 1875
Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816
Nyctemera nicobarensis Reich, 1932
Nyctemera variolosa (Felder, 1874)⇒ Nyctemera nicobarensis Reich, 1932
Ophideres bilineosa (Hübner, 1816)⇒ Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) antennata Swinhoe, 1893

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Nicobar Islands
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine 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