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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Northern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
317
2422
5011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
316
2415
4984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
301
2376
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
1978
4391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
53
491
982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
53
490
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
52
488
974
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
336
615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
316
582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
130
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
65
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northern Cape
65 Genera with 117 Species
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Acantholipes Lederer, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Achaea Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Afrocoscinia Kühne, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Aizoa de Freina, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Aroa Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Audea Walker, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Bracharoa Hübner, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Cerocala Boisduval, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Creagra Hübner, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Crorema Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Cyligramma Boisduval, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 2010Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Entephrilema Krüger, 20196SpeciesTaxom
Epitoxis Wallengren, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 191021SpeciesTaxom
Eudocima Billberg, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Ferenta Walker, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Grammodes Guenée, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Heteropalpia Berio, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Homochira Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hypocala Guenée, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Hypotacha Hampson, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Janseodes Viette, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Kenyarctia Dubatolov, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Lyncestis Walker, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Lysceia Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Macaduma Walker, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Metachrostis Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Mocis Hübner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Namaquapsyche Krüger, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 19026SpeciesTaxom
Opsaroa Hampson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Oraesia Guenée, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pandesma Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pantydia Guenée, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Paralacydes Aurivillius, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Pericyma Herrich-Schä..., 19021SpeciesTaxom
Phytometra Haworth, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Plecoptera Guenée, 1883Stoneflies3SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Polypogon Schrank, 2019Rabbitsfoot grass1SpeciesTaxom
Psalis Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobazisa Bryk, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Rhesala Walker, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Salia Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Sommeria Hübner, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Sozusa Wallengren, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Sphingomorpha Guenée, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tachosa Walker, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Tearosoma Hübner, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Tegiapa Nye, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Thysania Dalman, 1824
0SpeciesTaxom
Tytroca Wiltshire, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Ulotrichopus Wallengren, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zebeeba Kirby, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Zekelita Walker, 19021SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Cape
117 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acantholipes circumdata Walker, 1858
Acantholipes namacensis Guenée, 1852
Acantholipes trimeni Felder & Rog..., 1874
Achaea catella Guenée, 1852Banded Achaea
Afrocoscinia aethiopica Dubatolov, 2011
Aizoa namaqua de Freina & Mey, 2011
Amata kuhlweini Lefèbvre, 1832
Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775Cotton Looper
Anomis sabulifera Guenée, 1852Angled Gem
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Audea bipunctata Walker, 1858
Audea blochwitzi Kühne, 2005
Audea melanoplaga Hampson, 1902
Audea tegulata Hampson, 1902
Audea zimmeri Berio, 1954
Bracharoa quadripunctata Wallengren, 1875
Cerocala contraria Walker, 1865
Cerocala vermiculosa Herrich-Schä..., 1858
Creagra liturata Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Crorema adspersa Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775Cream-striped owl
Dasychira extorta (Distant, 1897)⇒ Laelia extorta Distant, 1897
Eilema trichopteroides Kühne, 2010
Entephrilema frigens Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema kamiense Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema litorale Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema longipenne Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema paravansoni Krüger, 2019
Entephrilema vansoni Krüger, 2019
Epitoxis amazoula Boisduval, 1847
Epitoxis namaqua de Freina & Mey, 2011
Eublemma admota Felder R. & ..., 1875
Eublemma anachoresis Wallengren, 1863Yellow and purple banded moth
Eublemma atrifusa Hampson, 1910
Eublemma bipartita (Hampson, 1902)⇒ Eublemma bipars Gaede, 1935
Eublemma bolinia Hampson, 1902
Eublemma bolinia bolinia Hampson, 1902
Eublemma brachyptera Hacker, 2019
Eublemma caffrorum Wallengren, 1860
Eublemma ceresensis Wiltshire, 1980
Eublemma delicata Felder & Rog..., 1874
Eublemma foedosa Guenée, 1852Swift Setwing
Eublemma hemichiasma Hacker, 2019
Eublemma lativalva Hacker, 2019
Eublemma legraini Hacker, 2019
Eublemma leucanitis Hampson, 1910
Eublemma leuconeura Hampson, 1910
Eublemma leucopolia Hacker, 2019
Eublemma notoleuca Hacker, 2019
Eublemma ochrobasis Hampson, 1910
Eublemma pallidulalis Hacker, 2019
Eublemma thermochroa Hampson, 1910
Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763
Ferenta stolliana Stoll, 1782
Grammodes euclidioides Guenée, 1852
Grammodes exclusiva (Pagenstecher, 1907)⇒ Grammodes congenita Walker, 1858
Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775Geometrician
Heteropalpia cortytoides Berio, 1939
Homochira rendalli Distant, 1897
Hypocala plumicornis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Hypocala rostrata Fabricius, 1794
Hypocala rostrata Fabricius, 1794
Hypotacha isthmigera Wiltshire, 1968
Janseodes melanospila Guenée, 1852
Kenyarctia occidentalis Bartel, 1903
Lacipa exetastes Collenette, 1952
Lacipa pulverea Distant, 1898
Laelia bifascia Hampson, 1905
Laelia bryophilina Hampson, 1910
Laelia extorta Distant, 1897
Laelia fracta Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Lyncestis amphix Cramer, 1777
Lysceia bigutta Walker, 1854
Macaduma toxophora Turner, 1899
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Metachrostis thermochroa Hampson, 1910
Mocis mayeri Boisduval, 1833
Mocis mutuaria Walker, 1858
Namaquapsyche pithex Krüger, 2015
Ophiusa dianaris Guenée, 1852Grey Drab
Ophiusa mejanesi Guenée, 1852
Ophiusa selenaris Guenée, 1852
Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773Green drab
Ophiusa tirrhaca Hampson, 1894Green Drab
Ophiusa umbrilinea Hampson, 1902
Opsaroa fulvinota Hampson, 1905
Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857
Pandesma robusta Walker, 1858
Pantydia andersoni Felder & Rog..., 1874
Paralacydes arborifera Butler, 1875
Paralacydes vocula Stoll, 1790
Pericyma atrifusa Hampson, 1902
Phytometra fragilis Butler, 1875
Phytometra sacraria Felder & Rog..., 1874
Phytometra subflavalis Walker, 1865
Phytometra subflavalis africana Snellen, 1872
Plecoptera laniata Hampson, 1910
Plecoptera melalepis Hampson, 1910
Plecoptera misera Butler, 1883
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833Monkeypod Moth
Polypogon canofusca Hacker, Krüg..., 2019
Psalis securis (Hübner, 1823)⇒ Psalis pennatula Fabricius, 1793
Pseudobazisa perculta Distant, 1897
Rhesala moestalis Walker, 1866
Salia semiothisa Schaus, 1916
Sommeria ostentata Distant, 1899
Sozusa montana Kühne, 2010
Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Tachosa aspera Kühne, 2004
Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855Alfalfa Looper
Tathorhynchus plumbea Distant, 1898
Tearosoma aspersum Felder, 1874
Tegiapa virescens Hampson, 1910
Tytroca metaxantha Hampson, 1902
Ulotrichopus primulina Hampson, 1902
Ulotrichopus tinctipennis Hampson, 1902
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Zebeeba ecrufa Hampson, 1905
Zekelita poliopera Hampson, 1902

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Northern Cape
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
15
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
5
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
22
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypocalinae
Guenée, 1852
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
12
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths
1
2
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