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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Orange County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
247
1114
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
247
1114
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
236
1077
1374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
900
1159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
34
289
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
34
289
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
289
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
216
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
205
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
71
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
25
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Orange County (California)
25 Genera with 34 Species
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Apantesis Harris, 1841
0SpeciesTaxom
Arachnis Geyer, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1870Underwing moths6SpeciesTaxom
Cisseps Franclemont, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Cisthene Walker, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Crambidia Packard, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ctenucha Kirby, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ectypia Clemens, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1873Ermine Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Hypoprepia Hübner, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Macaduma Walker, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Mastixis Schaus, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Notarctia Smith, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17972SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohemihyalea Rego-Barros, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tyria Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orange County (California)
34 Species
Arachnis picta Packard, 1864Painted Arachnis
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala californica W.H. Edwards, 1864An Underwing Moth
Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857Desert milkweed
Catocala faustina Strecker, 1873Channel flounder
Catocala francisca H. Edwards, 1880
Catocala hippolyta Strecker, 1874
Catocala irene Behr, 1870Bluefin filefish
Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827Cape sole
Cisthene deserta (Felder, 1868)⇒ Cisthene nexa Felder, 1868
Cisthene dorsimacula Dyar, 1904
Cisthene liberomacula Dyar, 1904
Crambidia dusca W. Barnes & ..., 1913
Ctenucha multifaria Walker, 1854California Ctenucha
Drasteria adumbrata Behr, 1870Shadowy Arches
Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robi..., 1866Cowhead Arches
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Ectypia clio Packard, 1864Clio Moth
Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773Acraea Moth
Estigmene albida Stretch, 1873
Grammia (Grammia) ursina Schmidt, 2009Blue boxfish
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, 1825Painted Lichen Moth
Macaduma toxophora Turner, 1899
Mastixis mallophora (Druce, 1891)⇒ Mastixis aspisalis Walker, 1859
Notarctia proxima Guérin-Ménev..., 1844Mexican Tiger Moth
Orgyia cana H. Edwards, 1881Horned whiff
Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797White-marked tussock moth
Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii Packard, 1864Edwards Glassy Wing
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758Cinnabar
Zale minerea Guenée, 1852Colorful Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Orange County (California)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
16
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
5
11
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

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