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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
46
123
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
46
123
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
44
121
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
39
116
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
74
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
74
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
22
74
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
59
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
58
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
43
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Petaluma
5 Genera with 8 Species
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Cisthene Walker, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1841Bloxworth snout3SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Petaluma
8 Species
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Cisthene deserta (Felder, 1868)⇒ Cisthene nexa Felder, 1868
Cisthene faustinula Boisduval, 1869
Hypena californica Behr, 1870Bluefin filefish
Hypena decorata J. B. Smith, 1884Tupelo
Hypena humuli Harris, 1841Hop Looper
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Zale rubi Edwards, 1881Fivelined tonguesole

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Petaluma
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
3
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