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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Pleasants County (West Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
141
457
586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
141
457
586
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
131
425
530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
96
359
448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
160
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
160
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
160
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
122
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
120
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
53
79
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
12
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pleasants County
12 Genera with 21 Species
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1877Underwing moths7SpeciesTaxom
Ctenucha Kirby, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Halysidota Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Haploa Hübner, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout4SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phalaenostola Grote, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pleasants County
21 Species
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala blandula Hulst, 1884Charming Underwing
Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857Desert milkweed
Catocala habilis Grote, 1872Habilis Underwing
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala nebulosa W.H. Edwards, 1864Clouded Underwing
Catocala relicta Walker, 1857Forsaken Underwing
Catocala sordida Grote, 1877Blueberry underwing
Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794Virginia Ctenucha
Haploa confusa Lym., 1887Confused Haploa
Hypena abalienalis Walker, 1859Poke milkweed
Hypena eductalis Walker, 1859Alder Smoke
Hypena humuli Harris, 1841Hop Looper
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773American white moth
Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758Asian Gypsy Moth
Phalaenostola larentioides Grote, 1873Black-banded Owlet
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Zale calycanthata Smith & Abbot, 1797Double Banded Zale
Zale helata Smith, 1909Brown Spotted Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Pleasants County
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
1
1
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