Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region North Nigeria (Nigeria)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 42
156
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 42
156
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 42
156
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 40
154
210 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
140
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
140
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
140
194 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
90
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
85
126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
62
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 17
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North Nigeria
17 Genera with 28 Species | Acanthofrontia Hampson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpenus Walker, 1920 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Audea Walker, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerynea Walker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cropera Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epitoxis Wallengren, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1969 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Gesonia Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gracilodes Guenée, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacipa Hübner, 1881 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laelia Stephens, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metachrostis Hübner, 2011 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Metarctia Walker, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraesia Guenée, 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plecoptera Guenée, 1926 | Stoneflies | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Siccia Walker, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North Nigeria
28 Species | Acanthofrontia anacantha Hampson, 1914 | | | Alpenus intacta (Hampson, 1916) | ⇒ Alpenus intactus Hampson, 1916 | | Alpenus tristicta Hampson, 1920 | | | Anomis pyrocausta Hampson, 1926 | | | Audea albiforma Kühne, 2005 | | | Cerynea digonia Hampson, 1914 | | | Cropera nigripes Hampson, 1910 | | | Epitoxis borguensis Hampson, 1901 | | | Eublemma atrimedia Hampson, 1914 | | | Eublemma flaviciliata Hampson, 1910 | Checkered Setwing | | Eublemma guiera Bradley, 1969 | Great Pondhawk | | Eublemma melabasis Hampson, 1914 | | | Eublemma melasema Hampson, 1918 | | | Eublemma porphyrescens Hampson, 1914 | | | Eublemma robertsi Berio, 1969 | | | Gesonia stictigramma Hampson, 1926 | | | Gracilodes metopis Hampson, 1926 | | | Lacipa croceigramma (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 | | Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 | | | Laelia fulvicosta Hampson, 1910 | | | Metachrostis politzari Hacker, 2011 | | | Metachrostis subdardouini Hacker, 2011 | | | Metarctia panyamana (Strand, 1920) | ⇒ Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901 | | Oraesia politzari Behounek, Ha..., 2010 | | | Plecoptera androconiata Hampson, 1926 | | | Plecoptera costisignata Hampson, 1926 | | | Plecoptera mesostriga Hampson, 1926 | | | Siccia conformis Hampson, 1914 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in North Nigeria | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 5
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 4
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 3
4 | Genera
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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