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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Santa Catarina (Starr County, Texas, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
126
451
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
126
451
418
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
123
445
409
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
94
380
352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
161
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
161
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
161
199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
110
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
107
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
13
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Santa Catarina (Starr County)
13 Genera with 12 Species
Aclytia Hübner, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Elygea Billberg, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Halysidota Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Hormoschista Möschler, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1796Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Latebraria Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ommatochila Butler, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Selenisa Hayward, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thysania Dalman, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Catarina (Starr County)
12 Species
Aclytia heber Cramer, 1782
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Elygea apta Walker, 1858
Hormoschista latipalpis Walker, 1858Double-lined Brown
Hypena (Hypena) lividalis (Hübner, 1796)⇒ Ophiuche lividalis Hübner, 1790
Latebraria amphipyroides Guenée, 1852
Lophocampa annulosa Walker, 1855Santa Ana Tussock Moth
Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Ommatochila mundula Zeller, 1872Ommatochila Moth
Selenisa sueroides Guenée, 1852Legume caterpillar
Thysania zenobia Cramer, 1777Owl Moth
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Utetheisa

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Santa Catarina (Starr County)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
4
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
6
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
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