Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 421
3347
6679 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 420
3346
6678 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 400
3288
6562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 291
2810
5815 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 60
852
1955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 60
852
1955 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 57
847
1950 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
595
1483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
536
1291 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
292
746 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 65
129 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Southern Alberta
65 Genera with 129 Species #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTVZ
| Anthophila Haworth, 1767 | Bees | 2 | Species | Taxom | Apantesis Harris, 1841 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Arctia Schrank, 1850 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asura Walker, 1958 | Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bleptina Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bulia Walker, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1858 | Underwing moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Chibidokuga Matsumura., 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chytolita Grote, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidia Packard, 1870 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenucha Kirby, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycnia Hübner, 1818 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1913 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1870 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Dusponera Dognin, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1817 | Lichen Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnophaela Walker, 1864 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1878 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Halysidota Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1829 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Holarctia Rambur, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hypercompe Hübner, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoprepia Hübner, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1884 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lacipa Hübner, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoma Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophocampa Harris, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lycomorpha Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygephila Billberg, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mastixis Schaus, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanna Birket-Smith, 1846 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neoarctia Neumoegen & ..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1797 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Palthis Hübner, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pangrapta Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parasemia Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenophana Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1966 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Platarctia Packard, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrharctia Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saurita Herrich-Schä..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schrankia Hübner, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spargaloma Grote, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tathorhynchus Hampson, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichaeta Swinhoe, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virbia Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857 | Fan-foot | 0 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Alberta
129 Species and 1 Subspecies | Anthophila alpinella Busck, 1904 | | | Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767 | Common nettle tap moth | | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Arctia parthenos Harris, 1850 | St. Lawrence Tiger Moth | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Asota egens Walker, 1854 | | | Asura hilara hilara Kiriakoff, 1958 | | | Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854 | Bent Winged Owlet | | Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875 | | | Caenurgina annexa H. Edwards, 1890 | Banded Grass Moth | | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Catocala (Catocala) pacta Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Catocala blandula Hulst, 1884 | Charming Underwing | | Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Briseis Underwing | | Catocala californica W.H. Edwards, 1864 | An Underwing Moth | | Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857 | Desert milkweed | | Catocala grotiana Bailey, 1879 | Bridled triggerfish | | Catocala hermia H. Edwards, 1880 | Bigspotted triggerfish | | Catocala junctura Walker, 1857 | Catocala arizonae | | Catocala luciana Strecker, 1874 | Channel flounder | | Catocala manitoba Beutenmüller, 1908 | Manitoba Underwing | | Catocala meskei Grote, 1873 | Meske'S Underwing Moth | | Catocala parta Guenée, 1852 | Mother Underwing | | Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Praeclara Underwing | | Catocala relicta Walker, 1857 | Forsaken Underwing | | Catocala semirelicta Grote, 1874 | Channel flounder | | Catocala sordida Grote, 1877 | Blueberry underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858 | Once-married Underwing | | Chibidokuga hypenodes Inoue, 1979 | | | Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854 | Morbid Owlet | | Chytolita petrealis (Grote, 1880) | ⇒ Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854 | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Crambidia casta Packard, 1869 | Pearly-winged Lichen Moth | | Crambidia cephalica Grote & Robi..., 1870 | Yellow Headed Lichen Moth | | Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794 | Virginia Ctenucha | | Cycnia inopinatus Edwards, 1882 | Unexpected Cycnia | | Cycnia oregonensis Stretch, 1874 | Foam-nest Frogs | | Cycnia tenera Hübner, 1818 | Delicate cycnia | | Dasychira dorsipennata Barnes & McD..., 1919 | Hardwood tussock moth | | Dasychira grisefacta Dyar, 1911 | Grizzled Tussock | | Dasychira vagans Barnes & McD..., 1913 | California tonguefish | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Drasteria adumbrata Behr, 1870 | Shadowy Arches | | Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870 | Picasso fish | | Drasteria howlandii Grote, 1865 | | | Drasteria hudsonica Grote & Robi..., 1865 | Halibuts | | Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Cowhead Arches | | Drasteria perplexa Edwards, 1884 | Perplexed Arches | | Drasteria petricola Walker, 1858 | Little Arches | | Drasteria sabulosa Edwards, 1881 | Horned whiff | | Drasteria tejonica Behr, 1870 | Picasso fish | | Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916 | | | Eilema bicolor (Grote, 1864) | ⇒ Manulea bicolor Grote, 1864 | | Eilema leia Hampson, 1901 | | | Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817) | ⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817 | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Euclidia (Euclidia) cuspidea Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Gnophaela latipennis Boisduval, 1852 | Wild Forget-me-not Moth | | Gnophaela vermiculata Grote, 1864 | Green Lattice | | Grammia (Grammia) blakei Grote, 1864 | Blake´s Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) nevadensis Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Bloch's tonguesole | | Grammia (Grammia) parthenice Kirby, 1837 | Parthenice Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) phyllira Drury, 1773 | Phyllira Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) virgo Linnaeus, 1758 | Virgen Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) virguncula Kirby, 1837 | Little Tiger Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) williamsii Dodge, 1871 | Williams Tiger Moth | | Grammia celia (Saunders, 1863) | ⇒ Grammia figurata Drury, 1773 | | Grammia oithona (Strecker, 1878) | ⇒ Grammia phyllira Drury, 1773 | | Halysidota tessellaris Smith, 1797 | Banded tussock moth | | Haploa confusa Lym., 1887 | Confused Haploa | | Haploa lecontei Boisduval, 1829 | Leconte haploa | | Herminia jacchusalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Zanclognatha jacchusalis Walker, 1859 | | Herminia pedipilalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Holarctia obliterata (Stretch, 1885) | ⇒ Chelis obliterata Stretch, 1885 | | Holomelina fragilis (Strecker, 1878) | ⇒ Virbia fragilis Strecker, 1878 | | Hypena bijugalis Walker, 1859 | Dimorphic Bomolocha | | Hypena edictalis Walker, 1859 | Large Bomolocha | | Hypena eductalis Walker, 1859 | Alder Smoke | | Hypena humuli Harris, 1841 | Hop Looper | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Hypercompe permaculata Packard, 1872 | Many-Spotted Tiger Moth | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, 1825 | Painted Lichen Moth | | Hypoprepia miniata Kirby, 1837 | Scarlet Lichen Moth | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 | American Idia | | Idia immaculalis Hulst, 1886 | Immaculate Idia | | Idia lubricalis Geyer, 1832 | Glossy Black Idia | | Idia occidentalis (Smith, 1884) | ⇒ Idia lubricalis Geyer, 1832 | | Lacipa exetastes Collenette, 1952 | | | Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758 | Satin Moth | | Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841 | Mottled Tiger | | Lycomorpha pholus Drury, 1773 | Black and Yellow Lichen Moth | | Lygephila victoria Grote, 1874 | | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Mastixis mallophora (Druce, 1891) | ⇒ Mastixis aspisalis Walker, 1859 | | Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Nanna leucostoma Zetterstedt, 1846 | | | Neoarctia beanii Neumoegen, 1891 | Bean´s Tiger Moth | | Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758 | Antique tussock moth | | Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797 | White-marked tussock moth | | Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796 | Dark Spotted Palthis | | Pangrapta decoralis Hübner, 1818 | Decorated Owlet | | Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758 | Black-and-white Tiger Moth | | Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859 | Dark-banded Owlet | | Phragmatobia assimilans Walker, 1855 | Dusky red tiger moth | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Phragmatobia lineata Newman & Don..., 1966 | Line Ruby Tiger Moth | | Platarctia parthenos Harris, 1850 | St Lawrence Tiger Moth | | Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797 | Banded woolly bear | | Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854 | Spotted Grass Moth | | Saurita pontia Druce, 1894 | | | Schrankia boisea Holloway, 1976 | Restless bush cricket | | Schrankia fractilinea Smith, 1908 | | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spargaloma sexpunctata Grote, 1873 | Sensitive fern | | Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 | Agreeable Tiger Moth | | Spilosoma dubia Walker, 1855 | Dubious Tiger Moth | | Spilosoma vagans Boisduval, 1852 | Wandering Diacrisia | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855 | Alfalfa Looper | | Trichaeta molanna Wallengren, 1857 | | | Virbia ferruginosa Walker, 1854 | Five-spotted Holomelina | | Zale galbanata Morrison, 1876 | Maple Zale | | Zale lunata Drury, 1773 | Lunate Zale | | Zale minerea Guenée, 1852 | Colorful Zale |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Southern Alberta | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 31
52 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 10
39 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 9
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Pangraptinae
Grote, 1882
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines | 1
1 | Genus
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
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Erebidae at irmng.org
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