Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 71
279
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 71
279
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 65
257
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 44
210
282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 18
137
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 18
137
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 18
137
184 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
95
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
95
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
22
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 13
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for St. Croix
13 Genera with 16 Species | Achaea Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticarsia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azeta Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulepidotis Hübner, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypercompe Hübner, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1823 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | Mocis Hübner, 1823 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Perasia Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiodonta Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptichodis Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syllectra Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. Croix
16 Species | Achaea ablunaris Guenée, 1852 | Moth | | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Azeta versicolor Fabricius, 1794 | | | Eulepidotis micca Druce, 1898 | Bengal tonguesole | | Hypercompe caudata Walker, 1855 | | | Hypercompe simplex Walker, 1855 | | | Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852 | Royal Poinciana Moth | | Melipotis contorta Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852 | Famelica Melipotis Moth | | Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823 | Fasciolated Melipotis | | Perasia ora Cramer, 1776 | | | Plusiodonta thomae Guenée, 1852 | | | Ptichodis immunis Guenée, 1852 | Cutworm moth | | Syllectra erycata Stoll, 1780 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in St. Croix
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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