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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region North Rhine-Westphalia (West Germany, Germany)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
4332
12469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
4330
12467
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
420
4225
12202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
3513
10630
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
949
1991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
948
1989
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
942
1980
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
629
1331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
554
1164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
273
572
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
67
102
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Rhine-Westphalia
67 Genera with 102 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPRSTUZ
Aedia Hübner, 17861SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Anthophila Haworth, 1767Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Arctornis Germar, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Atolmis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Callimorpha Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Callistege Hübner, 1759Mother Shipton moth1SpeciesTaxom
Calliteara Butler, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1767Underwing moths7SpeciesTaxom
Chelis Rambur, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Colobochyla Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Coscinia Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Cybosia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Diacrisia Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diaphora Stephens, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Dicallomera Butler, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dysauxes Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1766Lichen Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Euplagia Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Gynaephora Hübner, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Herminia Latreille, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Heterallactis Meyrick, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1758Bloxworth snout4SpeciesTaxom
Hypenodes Doubleday, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hyphoraia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Laspeyria Germar, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Leucoma Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lithosia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lygephila Billberg, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Macrochilo Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Miltochrista Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Minucia Moore, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Nudaria Haworth, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Paracolax Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Parascotia Hubner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Parasemia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pechipogo Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pelosia Hübner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pericallia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Phytometra Haworth, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Polypogon Schrank, 1758Rabbitsfoot grass1SpeciesTaxom
Pusiola Wallengren, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparia Curtis, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rivula Duponchel, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Scena Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Schrankia Hübner, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Setina Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Spiris Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Thumatha Walker, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Trisateles Tams, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Tyria Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zanclognatha Lederer, 1763Fan-foot1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Rhine-Westphalia
102 Species
Aedia funesta Esper, 1786Druid
Amata phegea Linnaeus, 1758Nine-spotted
Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767Common nettle tap moth
Arctia (Epicallia) villica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Epicallia villica Linnaeus, 1758
Arctia (Eucharia) festiva Hufnagel, 1766Banded Tiger
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Arctornis l-nigrum Müller, 1764Black V
Atolmis rubricollis Linnaeus, 1758Red-necked Footman
Callimorpha dominula Linnaeus, 1758Jersey tiger moth
Callistege mi Clerck, 1759Mother Shipton
Calliteara abietis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Calliteara pudibunda Linnaeus, 1758Hop dog
Catocala (Catocala) elocata Esper, 1787French Red Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) fraxini Linnaeus, 1767Blue Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) nupta Linnaeus, 1767Red Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) promissa Denis & Schi..., 1775Light Crimson Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) sponsa (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Catocala sponsa Linnaeus, 1767
Catocala (Ephesia) fulminea Scopoli, 1763Yellow Bands Underwing
Catocala (Mormonia) sponsa Linnaeus, 1767Dark Crimson Underwing
Chelis maculosa Gerning, 1780Baltic Grayling
Colobochyla salicalis Denis & Schi..., 1775European Lesser Belle
Coscinia cribraria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Footman
Coscinia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Spiris striata Linnaeus, 1758
Cybosia mesomella Linnaeus, 1758Four-dotted Footman
Dasychira pheosia Hampson, 1910
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Diacrisia sannio Linnaeus, 1758Clouded Buff
Diaphora mendica Clerck, 1759Muslin Moth
Dicallomera fascelina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gynaephora fascelina Linnaeus, 1758
Dysauxes (Dysauxes) ancilla Linnaeus, 1767Handmaid
Eilema caniola Hübner, 1808Hoary Footman
Eilema complana Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Footman
Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787)⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787
Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803)⇒ Eilema stramineola Hübner, 1803
Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817)⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817
Eilema lutarella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Manulea lutarella Linnaeus, 1758
Eilema sororcula (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Eilema sororculum Hufnagel, 1766
Eublemma minutata Fabricius, 1794Scarce Marbled
Eublemma parva Hübner, 1808Small Marbled
Euclidia (Callistege) mi (Clerck, 1759)⇒ Callistege mi Clerck, 1759
Euclidia (Euclidia) glyphica Linnaeus, 1758Burnet Companion
Euplagia quadripunctaria Poda, 1761Jersey Tiger
Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758Brown-tail
Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775Bigspotted triggerfish
Gynaephora (Gynaephora) selenitica Esper, 1789
Herminia grisealis Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Fan-foot
Herminia tarsicrinalis Knoch, 1782Shaded Fan-foot
Herminia tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835)⇒ Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Treitschke, 1835
Heterallactis microchrysa Turner, 1940
Hypena (Bomolocha) crassalis (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Bomolocha crassalis Fabricius, 1787
Hypena (Hypena) obesalis Treitschke, 1829Paignton Snout
Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758Snout
Hypena (Hypena) rostralis Linnaeus, 1758Buttoned moth
Hypenodes humidalis (Doubleday, 1850)⇒ Hypenodes turfosalis Wocke, 1850
Hyphantria penthetria Dyar, 1912
Hyphoraia aulica Linnaeus, 1758Brown Tiger Moth
Idia calvaria Denis & Schi..., 1775
Laspeyria flexula Denis & Schi..., 1775Beautiful Hook-tip
Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758Satin Moth
Lithosia quadra Linnaeus, 1758Four-spotted Footman
Lygephila craccae Denis & Schi..., 1775Scarce black-neck
Lygephila pastinum Treitschke, 1826Blackneck
Lygephila viciae Hübner, 1822
Lymantria (Lymantria) monacha Linnaeus, 1758Black Arches
Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758Asian Gypsy Moth
Macrochilo cribrumalis Hübner, 1793Dotted Fan-foot
Miltochrista miniata J.R. Forster, 1771Rosy Footman
Minucia lunaris Denis & Schi..., 1778Brown Underwing
Nudaria mundana Linnaeus, 1761Muslin Footman
Orgyia (Clethrogyna) recens (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Orgyia antiqua Linnaeus, 1758
Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758Antique tussock moth
Orgyia antiquiodes Hübner, 1822
Paracolax tristalis Fabricius, 1794Clay Fan-foot
Parascotia fuliginaria Linnaeus, 1761Waved Black
Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758Black-and-white Tiger Moth
Pechipogo plumigeralis (Hübner, 1825)⇒ Polypogon plumigeralis Hübner, 1825
Pechipogo strigilata Linnaeus, 1758Common Fan-foot
Pelosia muscerda Hufnagel, 1766Dotted Footman
Pelosia obtusa (Herrich-Schä..., 1852)⇒ Pelosia angusta Staudinger, 1887
Pericallia matronula Linnaeus, 1758Large Tiger Moth
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Phragmatobia luctifera (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Epatolmis luctifera Denis & Schi..., 1775
Phytometra viridaria Clerck, 1759Small Purple Barred
Polypogon tentacularia Linnaeus, 1758
Pusiola leiodes Kiriakoff, 1954
Rhyparia purpurata Linnaeus, 1758Purple Tiger
Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763Straw Dot
Scena propylea (Druce, 1894)⇒ Scena styx Walker, 1854
Schrankia costaestrigalis Stephens, 1834Pinion-streaked Snout
Schrankia taenialis Hübner, 1809White Lined Snout
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Setina irrorella Linnaeus, 1758Dew Footman
Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758White Ermine
Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766
Spilosoma urticae Esper, 1789Water Ermine
Spiris striata Linnaeus, 1758Feathered Footman
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Thumatha senex Hübner, 1808Round-winged Footman
Trisateles emortualis Denis & Schi..., 1775Olive Crescent
Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758Cinnabar
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Zanclognatha lunalis Scopoli, 1763Jubilee Fan-foot

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in North Rhine-Westphalia
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
32
45
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
10
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine 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