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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Prairie (Delaware County, Iowa, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
67
156
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
67
156
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
63
152
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
53
121
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
16
66
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
16
66
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
16
66
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
9
48
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
48
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
29
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
10
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Prairie (Delaware County Iowa)
10 Genera with 14 Species
Apantesis Harris, 17872SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 2002Underwing moths4SpeciesTaxom
Crambidia Packard, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Pagara Walker, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Phytometra Haworth, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tetanolita Grote, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie (Delaware County Iowa)
14 Species
Apantesis phalerata Harris, 1841Apantesis Tiger Moth
Apantesis vittata Fabricius, 1787Banded Tiger Moth
Catocala amica Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Catocala micronympha Guenée, 1852Little Bride
Catocala nuptialis (Walker, 1857)⇒ Catocala nupta Linnaeus, 1767
Catocala umbrosa Brou, 2002Cook's Robber Frog
Crambidia pallida Packard, 1864Pale Lichen Moth
Dasychira tephra Hübner, 1809Tephra Tussock Moth
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Pagara simplex Walker, 1856Engelmann's milkweed
Phytometra rhodarialis Walker, 1859Pink Bordered Yellow
Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852Moonseed Moth
Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859Smoky Tetanolita
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Prairie (Delaware County Iowa)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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