Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Palo Alto County (Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 133
437
542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 133
437
542 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 120
409
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 86
343
410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
168
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
168
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
168
218 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
138
170 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
132
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
56
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 20
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Palo Alto County
20 Genera with 26 Species | Anticarsia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apantesis Harris, 1841 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1857 | Underwing moths | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycnia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1859 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocala Guenée, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metalectra Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palthis Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelia Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phytometra Haworth, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plathypena Schrank, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiodonta Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Palo Alto County
26 Species | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Apantesis carlotta Ferguson, 1985 | Carlotta's tiger moth | | Apantesis phalerata Harris, 1841 | Apantesis Tiger Moth | | Catocala gracilis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Graceful Underwing | | Catocala illecta Walker, 1857 | Magdalen Underwing | | Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852 | Old Wife Underwing | | Catocala relicta Walker, 1857 | Forsaken Underwing | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Cycnia tenera Hübner, 1818 | Delicate cycnia | | Drasteria howlandii Grote, 1865 | | | Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829 | Leconte haploa | | Herminia cruralis Guenée, 1854 | | | Herminia protumnusalis Walker, 1859 | Berry´s Skipper | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Hypena baltimoralis Guenée, 1854 | Baltimore Bomolocha | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Hypocala andremona Stoll, 1781 | Andremona moth | | Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 | American Idia | | Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Metalectra quadrisignata Walker, 1857 | Four Spotted Fungus Moth | | Palthis asopialis Guenée, 1854 | Faint Spotted Palthis | | Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827 | Maple Looper | | Phytometra rhodarialis Walker, 1859 | Pink Bordered Yellow | | Plathypena scabra (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | | Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852 | Moonseed Moth | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Palo Alto County | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypocalinae
Guenée, 1852
| 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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