Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region North Middlesex (Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 202
690
801 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 202
690
801 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 194
675
787 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 152
589
689 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 34
200
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 34
200
249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
198
247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
142
186 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
123
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
73
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 14
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North Middlesex
14 Genera with 17 Species | Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calyptra Ochsenheimer, 1865 | Vampire moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1818 | Underwing moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1872 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ledaea Druce, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1797 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palthis Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopoda Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasemia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoberia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Middlesex
17 Species | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Calyptra canadensis Bethune, 1865 | Blackfinned triplespine | | Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852 | Old Wife Underwing | | Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864 | Penitent Underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Hypena sordidula Grote, 1872 | Sordid Bomolocha | | Ledaea perditalis Walker, 1859 | Buttonbush Owlet | | Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758 | Antique tussock moth | | Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797 | White-marked tussock moth | | Palthis asopialis Guenée, 1854 | Faint Spotted Palthis | | Panopoda carneicosta Guenée, 1852 | Brown Panopoda | | Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-and-white Tiger Moth | | Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818 | Common Oak | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in North Middlesex | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pangraptinae
Grote, 1882
| 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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