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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Niue (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
98
287
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
287
363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
283
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
71
219
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
82
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
82
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
82
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
66
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
61
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
30
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Niue
6 Genera with 7 Species
Caenurgina McDunnough, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1841Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niue
7 Species
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Euclidia (Euclidia) cuspidea Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Hypena humuli Harris, 1841Hop Looper
Spilosoma dubia Walker, 1855Dubious Tiger Moth
Zale duplicata Bethune, 1856Banded Similar-wing
Zale minerea Guenée, 1852Colorful Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Niue
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock 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