Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Saint Kitts and Nevis (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
294
425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
294
425 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 82
287
418 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 50
183
259 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 11
68
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 11
68
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 11
68
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
57
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
57
68 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
37
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 15
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Saint Kitts and Nevis
15 Genera with 19 Species | Anomis Hubner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticarsia Hübner, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dyomyx Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empyreuma Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulepidotis Hübner, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodonta Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hemeroplanis Hübner, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horama Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palthis Hübner, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panula Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptichodis Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Kitts and Nevis
19 Species | Anomis illita Guenée, 1852 | Okra leaf worm | | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Anticarsia repugnalis Hübner, 1825 | | | Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767 | Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth | | Eulepidotis addens Walker, 1858 | Eulepidotis Moth | | Eulepidotis modestula Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Gonodonta incurva Sepp, 1840 | Green Tree Frog | | Gonodonta sicheas Cramer, 1777 | | | Hemeroplanis scopulepes Haworth, 1809 | Variable Tropic | | Horama pretus Cramer, 1777 | | | Melipotis contorta Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852 | Famelica Melipotis Moth | | Melipotis januaris Guenée, 1852 | January Melipotis | | Mocis repanda Fabricius, 1794 | Grass looper | | Palthis angustipennis Schaus, 1916 | | | Panula scindens Walker, 1858 | | | Ptichodis immunis Guenée, 1852 | Cutworm moth | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa | | Zale fictilis Guenée, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Saint Kitts and Nevis | 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
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 6
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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