Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Prince George County (Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 72
136
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 72
136
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 67
127
133 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 51
108
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
47
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
47
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
47
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
40
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
39
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
19
21 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 10
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Prince George County
10 Genera with 12 Species | Dasychira Hübner, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ledaea Druce, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marblepsis Hering, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palthis Hübner, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelia Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1770 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Prince George County
12 Species | Dasychira tephra Hübner, 1809 | Tephra Tussock Moth | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Hypena bijugalis Walker, 1859 | Dimorphic Bomolocha | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Ledaea perditalis Walker, 1859 | Buttonbush Owlet | | Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903 | | | Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797 | White-marked tussock moth | | Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796 | Dark Spotted Palthis | | Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827 | Maple Looper | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Zale lunata Drury, 1773 | Lunate Zale | | Zale undularis Drury, 1770 | Black Zale |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Prince George County | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pangraptinae
Grote, 1882
| 1
1 | Genus
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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