Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Orleans Parish (Louisiana, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 113
267
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 113
267
323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 106
246
287 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 70
191
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
75
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
75
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
75
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
62
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
61
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
38
53 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Orleans Parish
11 Genera with 12 Species | Anticarsia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmosoma Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metalectra Hübner, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spiloloma Grote, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetanolita Grote, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Orleans Parish
12 Species | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907 | Black filefish | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Holomelina rubicundaria (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia rubicundaria Hübner, 1827 | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Idia lubricalis Geyer, 1832 | Glossy Black Idia | | Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | Common Fungus Moth | | Metalectra quadrisignata Walker, 1857 | Four Spotted Fungus Moth | | Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797 | White-marked tussock moth | | Spiloloma lunilinea Grote, 1873 | Moon Lined Moth | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Tetanolita floridana Smith, 1895 | Florida Owlet |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Orleans Parish | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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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
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