Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Piedmont (Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 88
249
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 87
247
396 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
236
380 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 64
207
349 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
75
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
75
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
75
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
53
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
50
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
21
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 10
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Piedmont (Pictou County)
10 Genera with 10 Species | Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoma Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parascotia Hubner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Piedmont (Pictou County)
10 Species | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown-tail | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758 | Satin Moth | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758 | Antique tussock moth | | Parascotia fuliginaria Linnaeus, 1761 | Waved Black | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Piedmont (Pictou County) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine 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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