Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Northern Ireland (Ulster, Ireland)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 343
2249
4122 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 341
2244
4117 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 326
2212
4079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 219
1667
3051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 39
545
913 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
544
912 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
541
908 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
397
671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
362
617 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
168
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 35
42 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Northern Ireland
35 Genera with 42 Species
| Anomis Hubner, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anthophila Haworth, 1767 | Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araeopteron Hampson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atolmis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliteara Butler, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1767 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cybosia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diacrisia Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diaphora Stephens, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dicallomera Butler, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1817 | Lichen Moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Euchromia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1758 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypenodes Doubleday, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lithosia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nudaria Haworth, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasemia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phytometra Haworth, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrharctia Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schrankia Hübner, 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1766 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thumatha Walker, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyria Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Northern Ireland
42 Species | Anomis fimbriago (Stephens, 1829) | ⇒ Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775 | | Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767 | Common nettle tap moth | | Araeopteron ecphaea Hampson, 1914 | | | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932 | | | Atolmis rubricollis Linnaeus, 1758 | Red-necked Footman | | Calliteara pudibunda Linnaeus, 1758 | Hop dog | | Catocala (Catocala) fraxini Linnaeus, 1767 | Blue Underwing | | Cybosia mesomella Linnaeus, 1758 | Four-dotted Footman | | Diacrisia sannio Linnaeus, 1758 | Clouded Buff | | Diaphora mendica Clerck, 1759 | Muslin Moth | | Dicallomera fascelina (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Gynaephora fascelina Linnaeus, 1758 | | Eilema caniola Hübner, 1808 | Hoary Footman | | Eilema complana Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Footman | | Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787) | ⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787 | | Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817) | ⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817 | | Euchromia lethe Fabricius, 1775 | Basker | | Euclidia (Callistege) mi (Clerck, 1759) | ⇒ Callistege mi Clerck, 1759 | | Euclidia (Euclidia) glyphica Linnaeus, 1758 | Burnet Companion | | Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775 | Bigspotted triggerfish | | Haploa clymene P. Brown, 1776 | Boxfishes | | Herminia grisealis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Fan-foot | | Herminia tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835) | ⇒ Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Treitschke, 1835 | | Hypena (Bomolocha) crassalis (Fabricius, 1787) | ⇒ Bomolocha crassalis Fabricius, 1787 | | Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Snout | | Hypenodes humidalis (Doubleday, 1850) | ⇒ Hypenodes turfosalis Wocke, 1850 | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Lithosia quadra Linnaeus, 1758 | Four-spotted Footman | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Nudaria mundana Linnaeus, 1761 | Muslin Footman | | Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758 | Antique tussock moth | | Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-and-white Tiger Moth | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Phytometra viridaria Clerck, 1759 | Small Purple Barred | | Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797 | Banded woolly bear | | Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763 | Straw Dot | | Schrankia costaestrigalis Stephens, 1834 | Pinion-streaked Snout | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758 | White Ermine | | Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766) | ⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766 | | Thumatha senex Hübner, 1808 | Round-winged Footman | | Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cinnabar |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Northern Ireland | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 17
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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