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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Northeast Tanzania (North Tanzania, Tanzania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
240
1407
1904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
240
1407
1904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
228
1371
1847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
162
1127
1545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
381
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
381
650
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
380
647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
294
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
270
505
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
72
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
38
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northeast Tanzania
38 Genera with 56 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPSTU
Afrasura Durante, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Amerila Walker, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Argyrostagma Hübner, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Aroa Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Crypsotidia Rothschild, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Cyana Walker, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Digama Moore, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1892Lichen Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Eyralpenus Butler, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Hemerophanes Hübner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Heteronygmia Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Homoeomeria Wallengren, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1910Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Lepidilema Aurivillius, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Lepista Wallengren, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Leucoma Hübner, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Lexis Walker, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Lobilema Aurivillius, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Mecodina Guenée, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Numenes Walker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Olapa Walker, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Oraesia Guenée, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pirga Hübner, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Podomachla Strand, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohyaleucerea Rego Barros ..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudonaclia Butler, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pusiola Wallengren, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Soloe Walker, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Teracotona Butler, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Trichaeta Swinhoe, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Ulotrichopus Wallengren, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1906Rattlebox moths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Tanzania
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afrasura tanzaniae Volynkin, 2019
Amata chrysozona Hampson, 1898
Amata dilateralis Hampson, 1898
Amata monticola Aurivillius, 1910
Amata phaeozona Zerny, 1912
Amerila bipartitoides Häuser & Bo..., 1997
Amerila howardi Pinhey, 1955
Argyrostagma niobe Weymer, 1896
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Crypsotidia postfusca Kühne, 2005
Cyana ochrata Karisch, 2013
Cyana usambara Karisch, 2013
Dasychira subochracea Aurivillius, 1910
Digama rileyi Kiriakoff, 1958
Eilema albescens Aurivillius, 1910
Eilema bipartita Aurivillius, 1910
Eilema costimacula (Aurivillius, 1910)⇒ Eilema costimaculata Aurivillius, 1910
Eilema kilimanjaronis Strand, 1922
Eilema montana (Hampson, 1901)⇒ Eilema peperita Hampson, 1901
Eilema sordida Butler, 1882
Eilema stevensii Holland, 1892
Eublemma staudingeri Wallengren, 1875
Eyralpenus sublutea Bartel, 1903
Eyralpenus trifasciata Holland, 1892
Hemerophanes diatoma Hering, 1926
Heteronygmia dissimilis Aurivillius, 1910
Homoeomeria haploa Collenette, 1958
Hypena reticulata (Bethune-Baker, 1911)⇒ Hypena striolalis Aurivillius, 1910
Hypena striolalis Aurivillius, 1910
Lepidilema unipectinata Aurivillius, 1910
Lepista limbata (Boisduval, 1847)⇒ Lepista pandula Boisduval, 1847
Leucoma maria Kirby, 1896
Lexis bipunctigera (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Cyana rejecta Walker, 1854
Lobilema conspersa Aurivillius, 1910
Mecodina africana Holland, 1894
Metarctia kilimaensis Kiriakoff, 1973
Metarctia lindemannae Kiriakoff, 1961
Metarctia pavlitzkae Kiriakoff, 1961
Numenes contrahens delta Strand, 1915
Olapa tavetensis Holland, 1892
Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857
Pirga weisei Karsch, 1900
Podomachla usambarae Oberthür, 1893
Polydesma collusoria Berio, 1954
Pseudohyaleucerea melanthoides Schaus, 1920
Pseudonaclia bifasciata Aurivillius, 1910
Pusiola elongata Aurivillius, 1910
Soloe plicata Pinhey, 1952
Spilosoma alticola Rogenhofer, 1891
Teracotona clara Holland, 1892
Trichaeta bivittata Walker, 1864
Trichaeta orientalis (Szent-Ivány, 1942)⇒ Trichaeta bivittata Walker, 1864
Trichaeta schultzei Aurivillius, 1905
Ulotrichopus usambarae Kühne, 2005
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Utetheisa fatua Heyn., 1906

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Northeast Tanzania
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
19
36
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

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