Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region North West (Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 158
830
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 158
830
1288 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 150
807
1244 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 99
667
1064 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
242
351 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
206
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
206
305 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
42
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 18
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for North West
18 Genera with 19 Species | Aedia Hübner, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 0 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalciope Hübner, 1833 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyligramma Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacipa Hübner, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1782 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycomorpha Harris, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platarctia Packard, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingomorpha Guenée, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thyretes Boisduval, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for North West
19 Species and 2 Subspecies | Aedia hollina Dognin, 1897 | | | Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932 | | | Catocala actaea actaea | | | Chalciope delta Boisduval, 1833 | | | Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775 | Cream-striped owl | | Drasteria hudsonica Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Halibuts | | Euproctis bicolor Janse, 1915 | | | Grammodes euclidioides Guenée, 1852 | | | Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775 | Geometrician | | Herminia proxima anahita Wiltshire, 1952 | | | Lacipa quadripunctata Dewitz, 1881 | | | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Lycomorpha grotei Packard, 1864 | | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Platarctia parthenos Harris, 1850 | St Lawrence Tiger Moth | | Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777 | | | Spilosoma leighi (Rothschild, 1910) | ⇒ Popoudina leighi Rothschild, 1910 | | Thyretes caffra Wallengren, 1863 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in North West | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 3
3 | Genera
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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