Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Prairie (Edgar County, Illinois, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 46
95
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 46
95
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 44
93
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 36
67
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 10
28
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 10
28
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 10
28
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
24
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
24
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
11
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Prairie (Edgar County)
8 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Prairie (Edgar County)
11 Species | Apantesis phalerata Harris, 1841 | Apantesis Tiger Moth | | Apantesis vittata Fabricius, 1787 | Banded Tiger Moth | | Catocala amica Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Catocala micronympha Guenée, 1852 | Little Bride | | Catocala umbrosa Brou, 2002 | Cook's Robber Frog | | Crambidia pallida Packard, 1864 | Pale Lichen Moth | | Dasychira tephra Hübner, 1809 | Tephra Tussock Moth | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Pagara simplex Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Phytometra rhodarialis Walker, 1859 | Pink Bordered Yellow | | Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859 | Smoky Tetanolita |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Prairie (Edgar County) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 2
2 | Genera
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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