Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Schenectady County (New York, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 157
550
661 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 156
549
660 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 150
539
648 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 118
478
585 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 30
155
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 30
155
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
155
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
104
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
90
111 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
45
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 10
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Schenectady County
10 Genera with 17 Species | Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1877 | Underwing moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoma Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parascotia Hubner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virbia Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Schenectady County
17 Species | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Catocala (Catocala) nupta Linnaeus, 1767 | Red Underwing | | Catocala badia Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Badia Underwing | | Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Briseis Underwing | | Catocala minuta W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Little Underwing | | Catocala parta Guenée, 1852 | Mother Underwing | | Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864 | Penitent Underwing | | Catocala relicta Walker, 1857 | Forsaken Underwing | | Catocala sordida Grote, 1877 | Blueberry underwing | | Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 | American Idia | | Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758 | Satin Moth | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758 | Antique tussock moth | | Parascotia fuliginaria Linnaeus, 1761 | Waved Black | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Virbia ferruginosa Walker, 1854 | Five-spotted Holomelina |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Schenectady County | 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 | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 1
8 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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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
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