Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Sahara (North Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 76
406
588 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 76
406
588 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
399
581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 52
314
469 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 23
225
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 23
225
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 23
225
350 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
147
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
137
229 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
84
149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 30
59 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Sahara
30 Genera with 59 Species
| Achaea Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Africalpe Krüger, 1884 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Albarracina Staudinger, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anumeta Walker, 1920 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Autophila Hübner, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Casama Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerocala Boisduval, 1808 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Clytie Hübner, 1975 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Cortyta Walker, 1936 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyligramma Boisduval, 1844 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1906 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1824 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eremotrachea | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1881 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Gnamptonyx Hampson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropalpia Berio, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1813 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypotacha Hampson, 1937 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1906 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maurica de Freina & ..., 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraesia Guenée, 1939 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pandesma Guenée, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parocneria Hübner, 1883 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingomorpha Guenée, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tathorhynchus Hampson, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tytroca Wiltshire, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Sahara
59 Species and 1 Subspecies | Achaea catella Guenée, 1852 | Banded Achaea | | Africalpe intrusa (Krüger, 1939) | ⇒ Africalpe vagabunda Swinhoe, 1884 | | Africalpe vagabunda Swinhoe, 1884 | | | Albarracina warionis Oberthür, 1881 | | | Anumeta cestis Ménétriés, 1848 | | | Anumeta hilgerti Rothschild, 1909 | | | Anumeta hilgerti hilgerti Rothschild, 1909 | | | Anumeta sabouraudi Lucas, 1907 | | | Anumeta sabulosa Rothschild, 1913 | | | Anumeta spilota (Erschoff, 1874) | ⇒ Anumeta atrosignata Walker, 1858 | | Anumeta straminea Bang-Haas, 1900 | | | Anumeta surcoufi Dumont, 1920 | | | Autophila (Autophila) rosea Staudinger, 1888 | | | Autophila (Cheirophanes) maura Staudinger, 1888 | | | Casama innotata Walker, 1855 | | | Cerocala algiriae (Oberthür, 1876) | ⇒ Cerocala scapulosa Hübner, 1808 | | Cerocala sana Staudinger, 1901 | | | Cerocala scapulosa Hübner, 1808 | | | Clytie arenosa Rothschild, 1913 | | | Clytie benenotata (Warren, 1888) | ⇒ Clytie infrequens Swinhoe, 1884 | | Clytie haifae Habich, 1905 | | | Clytie infrequens Swinhoe, 1884 | | | Clytie sancta Staudinger, 1897 | | | Clytie tropicalis Rungs, 1975 | | | Cortyta dallonii (Le Cerf, 1936) | ⇒ Tytroca dispar Püngeler, 1904 | | Cyligramma fluctuosa Drury, 1773 | | | Cyligramma magus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | | | Drasteria cailino Lefèbvre, 1827 | | | Drasteria kabylaria Bang-Haas, 1906 | | | Dysgonia torrida Guenée, 1852 | Jigsaw | | Eilema bipuncta (Hübner, 1824) | ⇒ Eilema bipunctoides Hübner, 1824 | | Eremotrachea bacheri Püngeler, 1902 | | | Eublemma albida (Duponchel, 1843) | ⇒ Eublemma albipennis Hampson, 1910 | | Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852 | Eublemma Moth | | Eublemma ostrina Hübner, 1808 | Purple Marbled | | Eublemma parva Hübner, 1808 | Small Marbled | | Eublemma scitula Rambur, 1833 | | | Eublemma virginalis Oberthür, 1881 | | | Gnamptonyx innexa Walker, 1858 | | | Grammodes boisdeffrii Oberthür, 1867 | | | Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775 | Geometrician | | Heteropalpia acrosticta Puneler, 1904 | | | Heteropalpia rosacea Rebel, 1907 | | | Heteropalpia vetusta Walker, 1865 | | | Hypena (Hypena) obsitalis Hübner, 1813 | Bloxworth Snout | | Hypotacha boursini (Warnecke, 1937) | ⇒ Scodionyx mysticus Staudinger, 1899 | | Lymantria oberthueri Lucas, 1906 | | | Maurica breveti Oberthür, 1882 | | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Oraesia intrusa Krüger, 1939 | | | Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852 | Moth | | Pandesma robusta Walker, 1858 | | | Parocneria mateui Rungs, 1992 | | | Parocneria signatoria Christoph, 1883 | | | Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777 | | | Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855 | Alfalfa Looper | | Tytroca dispar Püngeler, 1904 | | | Tytroca fasciolata Warren & Rot..., 1905 | | | Tytroca leucoptera Hampson, 1896 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758 |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Sahara | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 18
40 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Xyleninae
Guenée, 1837
Xylenine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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