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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Polk County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
175
589
720
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
174
588
719
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
165
562
673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
474
579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
164
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
164
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
163
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
126
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
120
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
39
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
19
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polk County (Texas)
19 Genera with 30 Species
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1818Underwing moths12SpeciesTaxom
Gonodonta Hübner, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Hypercompe Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hypoprepia Hübner, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Lascoria Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Ophisma Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17971SpeciesTaxom
Pareuchaetes Grote, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ptichodis Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Renia Guenée, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polk County (Texas)
30 Species
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Catocala amica Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Catocala blandula Hulst, 1884Charming Underwing
Catocala coccinata Grote, 1872Scarlet Underwing
Catocala connubialis Guenée, 1852Connubial Underwing
Catocala crataegi Saunders, 1876Chokeberry Underwing
Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782Woody Underwing
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala lineella Grote, 1872Girlfriend Underwing
Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852Old Wife Underwing
Catocala retecta Grote, 1872The Yellow-Gray Underwing
Catocala subnata Grote, 1864Dab
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Gonodonta bidens Geyer, 1832Cutworm moth
Grammia (Grammia) phyllira Drury, 1773Phyllira Moth
Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831)⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Hypercompe permaculata Packard, 1872Many-Spotted Tiger Moth
Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773American white moth
Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, 1825Painted Lichen Moth
Lascoria ambigualis Walker, 1865Ambiguous Moth
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841Mottled Tiger
Ophisma tropicalis Guenée, 1852
Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797White-marked tussock moth
Pareuchaetes insulata Walker, 1855Yellow Winged Pareuchaetes
Ptichodis immunis Guenée, 1852Cutworm moth
Renia salusalis Walker, 1859Dotted Renia
Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798Virginia Ermine Moth
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Utetheisa

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Polk County (Texas)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
10
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
1
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