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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Pretoria (Gauteng)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
213
1388
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
204
1365
2074
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
150
1186
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
52
460
817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
52
459
816
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
51
458
814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
211
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
176
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
60
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
22
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pretoria
22 Genera with 30 Species
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Achaea Hübner, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Afrospilarctia Dubatolov, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Aroa Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Carcinopodia Hampson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Cortyta Walker, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Cyana Walker, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Digama Moore, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Homochira Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Knappetra Hübner, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Oediblemma Hampson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Plecoptera Guenée, 1898Stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobazisa Bryk, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Tegiapa Nye, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Zekelita Walker, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pretoria
30 Species
Achaea pretoriae (Distant, 1892)⇒ Achaea sordida Walker, 1865
Afrospilarctia dissimilis Distant, 1897
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Carcinopodia argentata Distant, 1897
Cortyta tamsi (Berio, 1971)⇒ Cortyta setifera Hampson, 1918
Cyana pretoriae Distant, 1897
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Digama ostentata Distant, 1899
Eublemma apicata Distant, 1898
Eublemma pretoriae (Wallengren, 1875)⇒ Eublemma seminivea Hampson, 1896
Eublemma seminivea Hampson, 1896
Euproctis flavicincta Janse, 1915
Euproctis nigripuncta Janse, 1915
Homochira rendalli Distant, 1897
Knappetra stellata Distant, 1897
Knappetra torrida Distant, 1897
Lacipa gemmata (Distant, 1897)⇒ Lacipa gracilis Hopffer, 1857
Lacipa sexpunctata Distant, 1897
Laelia extatura Distant, 1897
Laelia extorta Distant, 1897
Laelia municipalis Distant, 1897
Laelia nigripulverea Janse, 1915
Metarctia transvaalica Kiriakoff, 1973
Oediblemma trogoptera Hampson, 1918
Ophiusa salita Distant, 1898
Plecoptera zonaria Distant, 1898
Pseudobazisa perculta Distant, 1897
Tathorhynchus plumbea Distant, 1898
Tegiapa larentiodes Prout A. E., 1922
Zekelita caesa Distant, 1898

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Pretoria
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
5
5
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
8
14
Genera
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