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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Sierra Nevada (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
167
581
923
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
166
579
922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
160
565
903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
115
485
808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
20
101
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
20
101
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
20
101
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
84
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
82
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
17
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
6
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Nevada (California)
6 Genera with 11 Species
Catocala Schrank, 1875Underwing moths5SpeciesTaxom
Ctenucha Kirby, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Parasemia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Salia Robineau-Des..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Nevada (California)
11 Species
Catocala andromache H. Edwards, 1885Andromache Underwing
Catocala californica W.H. Edwards, 1864An Underwing Moth
Catocala irene Behr, 1870Bluefin filefish
Catocala johnsoniana A.E. Brower, 1976Johnson´s Underwing
Catocala verilliana Grote, 1875
Ctenucha rubroscapa Ménétriés, 1857Red-shouldered Ctenucha Moth
Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Drasteria pulchra Barnes & McD..., 1918West Coast sole
Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758Black-and-white Tiger Moth
Salia semiothisa Schaus, 1916
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Sierra Nevada (California)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter 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