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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Northwest Territories (North Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
274
1634
3048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
274
1634
3048
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
259
1606
2996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
199
1400
2701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
340
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
340
656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
338
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
257
538
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
231
495
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
127
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
38
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwest Territories
38 Genera with 56 Species
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Acerbia Sotavalta, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Acsala Benjamin, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Apantesis Harris, 05SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 07SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1958Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1857Underwing moths2SpeciesTaxom
Chibidokuga Matsumura., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Cisseps Franclemont, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Dodia Dyar, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1901Lichen Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1773Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Gynaephora Hübner, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Manulea Wallengren, 1864Finger Phloxes1SpeciesTaxom
Mycterophora Hulst, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Nanna Birket-Smith, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Neoarctia Neumoegen & ..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Palthis Hübner, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Pararctia Sotavalta, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Parasemia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phobolosia Dyar, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platarctia Packard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pusiola Wallengren, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Virbia Walker, 18271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Territories
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acerbia alpina Quensel, 1802Arctic Tiger
Acsala anomala Benjamin, 1935Curlfin sole
Apantesis figurata⇒ Grammia figurata Drury, 1773
Apantesis obliterata
Apantesis philipiana
Apantesis quenseli (Paykull, 1793, 2016)⇒ Chelis quenseli Paykull, 1791
Apantesis williamsiiWilliams´ Tiger Moth
Arctia alpina Quensel, 1802, 2016
Arctia brachyptera Troubridge &..., 2000Largescaled tonguesole
Arctia lapponica Thunberg, 1791
Arctia opulenta (Edwards, 1881)⇒ Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758
Arctia parthenos Harris, 1850St. Lawrence Tiger Moth
Arctia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758Wood Tiger
Arctia yarrowii
Asura hilara hilara Kiriakoff, 1958
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala carissima (Hulst, 1880)⇒ Catocala cara Guenée, 1852
Catocala relicta Walker, 1857Forsaken Underwing
Chibidokuga hypenodes Inoue, 1979
Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827Cape sole
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Dodia albertae Dyar, 1901Alberta Tiger Moth
Drasteria petricola Walker, 1858Little Arches
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Eilema bicolor (Grote, 1864)⇒ Manulea bicolor Grote, 1864
Eilema leia Hampson, 1901
Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773Acraea Moth
Euclidia (Euclidia) cuspidea Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Grammia (Grammia) quenseli Paykull, 1793Labrador Apantesis
Grammia (Grammia) williamsii Dodge, 1871Williams Tiger Moth
Grammia (Holarctia) obliterata Stretch, 1885
Grammia celia (Saunders, 1863)⇒ Grammia figurata Drury, 1773
Gynaephora (Byrdia) rossii Curtis, 1835Ross´ Tussock Moth
Gynaephora groenlandica Homeyer., 1874Arctic woolly bear moth
Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829Leconte haploa
Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831)⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827
Lacipa exetastes Collenette, 1952
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841Mottled Tiger
Lymantria atlantica Rambur, 1837
Manulea (Setema) bicolor Grote, 1864Bicolored Moth
Mycterophora inexplicata Walker, 1862Pale-edged Snout
Nanna leucostoma Zetterstedt, 1846
Neoarctia lafontainei Ferguson, 1985Horned sole
Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758Antique tussock moth
Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796Dark Spotted Palthis
Pararctia lapponica Thunberg, 1791Lapland Tiger Moth
Pararctia yarrowii (Stretch, 1874)⇒ Pararctia lapponica Thunberg, 1791
Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758Black-and-white Tiger Moth
Phobolosia anfracta H. Edwards, 1881Fivelined tonguesole
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Platarctia parthenos Harris, 1850St Lawrence Tiger Moth
Pusiola leiodes Kiriakoff, 1954
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Virbia (Holomelina) aurantiaca Hübner, 1827Black-banded Holomelina

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Northwest Territories
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
23
38
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScolecocampinae
Grote, 1883
Scolecocampine Moths
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