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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Reserve (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
147
481
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
147
481
474
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
143
476
469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
124
422
415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
26
105
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
26
105
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
104
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
70
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
53
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
31
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Reserve (Allegheny County)
8 Genera with 9 Species
Apantesis Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1958Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Lascoria Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophaloe Hering, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Reserve (Allegheny County)
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Apantesis phalerata Harris, 1841Apantesis Tiger Moth
Asura hilara hilara Kiriakoff, 1958
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Idia aemula Hübner, 1813Common Idia
Idia americalis Guenée, 1854American Idia
Lascoria ambigualis Walker, 1865Ambiguous Moth
Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758Antique tussock moth
Pseudophaloe xiphydria Zerny, 1928

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Reserve (Allegheny County)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
3
4
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
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