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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Socotra (Yemen)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
100
378
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
98
372
558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
94
357
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
70
311
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
31
188
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
31
188
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
188
312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
126
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
115
215
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
77
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
26
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Socotra
26 Genera with 68 Species
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Acantholipes Lederer, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Achaea Hübner, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Brunia Moore, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Cerocala Boisduval, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1900Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 191017SpeciesTaxom
Eudocima Billberg, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Galleridia Hampson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Heteropalpia Berio, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout10SpeciesTaxom
Lyncestoides Hacker & Sal..., 20102SpeciesTaxom
Metachrostis Hübner, 20105SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Oraesia Guenée, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Phanaspa Schrank, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Phytometra Haworth, 20194SpeciesTaxom
Plecoptera Guenée, 2010Stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchina Guenée, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Siccia Walker, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Simplicia Guenée, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1777Rattlebox moths4SpeciesTaxom
Zebeeba Kirby, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Zekelita Walker, 20163SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Socotra
68 Species and 9 Subspecies
Acantholipes canofusca Hacker & Sal..., 2010
Acantholipes circumdata Walker, 1858
Achaea catella Guenée, 1852Banded Achaea
Achaea violaceofascia Saalmüller, 1891
Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775Cotton Looper
Anomis sabulifera Guenée, 1852Angled Gem
Brunia sokotrensis Hampson, 1900
Cerocala sokotrensis Hampson, 1899
Dysgonia torrida Guenée, 1852Jigsaw
Eilema sokotrensis Hampson, 1900
Eublemma admota Felder R. & ..., 1875
Eublemma argyromorpha Hacker & Sal..., 2011
Eublemma bifasciata Moore, 1881
Eublemma cyrenaea Turati, 1924
Eublemma cyrenaea samhara Hacker & Sal..., 2016
Eublemma dhofarica Hacker & Stadie, 2016
Eublemma flaviceps Hampson, 1902
Eublemma ionoplagiata Hacker & Sal..., 2011
Eublemma khonoides Wiltshire, 1980
Eublemma mediovittata Hacker & Sal..., 2016
Eublemma muscatensis Wiltshire, 1980
Eublemma niviceps Hacker & Sal..., 2019
Eublemma odontophora Hampson, 1910
Eublemma parva Hübner, 1808Small Marbled
Eublemma subflavipes Hacker & Sal..., 2010
Eublemma thermobasis Hampson, 1910
Eublemma thermobasis thermobasis Hampson, 1910
Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767Dot underwing moth
Galleridia atrisigna Hampson, 1896
Heteropalpia robusta Wiltshire, 1988
Heteropalpia robusta socotrana Wiltshire, 1988
Heteropalpia rosacea Rebel, 1907
Heteropalpia socotrana Wiltshire, 1988
Hypena (Hypena) lividalis (Hübner, 1796)⇒ Ophiuche lividalis Hübner, 1790
Hypena (Hypena) obsitalis Hübner, 1813Bloxworth Snout
Hypena acrocompsa (Turner, 1932)⇒ Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859
Hypena commixtalis (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Hypena strigata Fabricius, 1798
Hypena fumidalis (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Hypena abyssinalis Guenée, 1854
Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859Hypena moth
Hypena senialis (Guenée, 1854)⇒ Hypena derasalis Guenée, 1854
Hypena simplicalis Zeller, 1852
Hypena sokotralis Hacker & Lödl, 2021
Hypena strigatus Fabricius, 1798Lantana defoliator caterpillar
Lyncestoides africana Hacker & Sal..., 2010
Lyncestoides unilinea africana Hacker & Sal..., 2010
Metachrostis olmii Berio, 1937
Metachrostis olmii socotrella Hacker & Sal..., 2011
Metachrostis perplexa Saalmüller, 1891
Metachrostis socotrella Hacker & Sal..., 2011
Metachrostis subvelox Hacker & Sal..., 2010
Ophiusa dianaris Guenée, 1852Grey Drab
Ophiusa tirrhaca Hampson, 1894Green Drab
Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794Small oresia
Oraesia emarginata defreinai Behounek, Ha..., 2010
Oraesia isolata Hacker & Sal..., 2010
Phanaspa derasalis Guenée, 1854
Phytometra conicephala Staudinger, 1870
Phytometra flavissima Hacker & Sal..., 2010
Phytometra rosinans Lucas D., 1938
Phytometra rosinans socotrana Hacker & Sal..., 2019
Plecoptera butkevicii Hacker & Sal..., 2010
Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844
Siccia butvilai Ivinskis & S..., 2008
Siccia butvillai Ivinskis & S..., 2008
Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852
Simplicia robustalis Guenée, 1854
Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855Alfalfa Looper
Tathorhynchus stenoptera Rebel, 1907
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lotrix Cramer, 1779Arctiinae Moth
Utetheisa lotrix socotrensis Jordan, 1939
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Utetheisa socotrensis (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Utetheisa lotrix Cramer, 1779
Zebeeba decolor Rebel, 1907
Zekelita coniodes Vári, 1962
Zekelita coniodes coniodes Vári, 1962
Zekelita saldaitis Hacker, 2016

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Socotra
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
4
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
9
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths
1
2
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