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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
53
100
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
53
100
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
52
99
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
44
80
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
15
47
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
15
47
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
15
47
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
8
33
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
8
33
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Prairie (Iowa)
4 Genera with 4 Species
Catocala Schrank, 1857Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Prairie (Iowa)
4 Species
Catocala nuptialis (Walker, 1857)⇒ Catocala nupta Linnaeus, 1767
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852Moonseed Moth
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Prairie (Iowa)
SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
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