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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
412
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
321
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
148
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
138
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
84
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
30
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sahara
30 Genera with 59 Species
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Achaea Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Africalpe Krüger, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Albarracina Staudinger, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Anumeta Walker, 19208SpeciesTaxom
Autophila Hübner, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Casama Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Cerocala Boisduval, 18083SpeciesTaxom
Clytie Hübner, 19756SpeciesTaxom
Cortyta Walker, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Cyligramma Boisduval, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1824Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eremotrachea1SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18816SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptonyx Hampson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Grammodes Guenée, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Heteropalpia Berio, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1813Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Hypotacha Hampson, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Maurica de Freina & ..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Oraesia Guenée, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Pandesma Guenée, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Parocneria Hübner, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Sphingomorpha Guenée, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tytroca Wiltshire, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
59 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaea catella Guenée, 1852Banded 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, 1852Jigsaw
Eilema bipuncta (Hübner, 1824)⇒ Eilema bipunctoides Hübner, 1824
Eremotrachea bacheri Püngeler, 1902
Eublemma albida (Duponchel, 1843)⇒ Eublemma albipennis Hampson, 1910
Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852Eublemma Moth
Eublemma ostrina Hübner, 1808Purple Marbled
Eublemma parva Hübner, 1808Small Marbled
Eublemma scitula Rambur, 1833
Eublemma virginalis Oberthür, 1881
Gnamptonyx innexa Walker, 1858
Grammodes boisdeffrii Oberthür, 1867
Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775Geometrician
Heteropalpia acrosticta Puneler, 1904
Heteropalpia rosacea Rebel, 1907
Heteropalpia vetusta Walker, 1865
Hypena (Hypena) obsitalis Hübner, 1813Bloxworth Snout
Hypotacha boursini (Warnecke, 1937)⇒ Scodionyx mysticus Staudinger, 1899
Lymantria oberthueri Lucas, 1906
Maurica breveti Oberthür, 1882
Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773Green drab
Oraesia intrusa Krüger, 1939
Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852Moth
Pandesma robusta Walker, 1858
Parocneria mateui Rungs, 1992
Parocneria signatoria Christoph, 1883
Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777
Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855Alfalfa 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
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
18
40
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
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXyleninae
Guenée, 1837
Xylenine 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