Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for San Diego (San Diego County, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 204
1066
1506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 204
1066
1506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 198
1050
1483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 153
935
1363 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 38
283
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 38
283
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 38
283
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
175
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
165
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
54
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 17
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for San Diego
17 Genera with 16 Species | Apantesis Harris, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arachnis Geyer, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1857 | Underwing moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cisthene Walker, 1904 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidia Packard, 1912 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glympis Walker, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastixis Schaus, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Notarctia Smith, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phobolosia Dyar, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Redectis Nye, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for San Diego
16 Species | Arachnis picta Packard, 1864 | Painted Arachnis | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Catocala irene Behr, 1870 | Bluefin filefish | | Catocala junctura Walker, 1857 | Catocala arizonae | | Cisthene perrosea Dyar, 1904 | | | Crambidia dusca W. Barnes & ..., 1913 | | | Crambidia suffusa W. Barnes & ..., 1912 | Sand sole | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Eublemma recta Guenée, 1852 | Straight-lined Seed Moth | | Glympis historialis Grote, 1882 | | | Mastixis mallophora (Druce, 1891) | ⇒ Mastixis aspisalis Walker, 1859 | | Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852 | | | Notarctia proxima Guérin-Ménev..., 1844 | Mexican Tiger Moth | | Orgyia cana H. Edwards, 1881 | Horned whiff | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in San Diego | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scolecocampinae
Grote, 1883
Scolecocampine Moths | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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