Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region St. John (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 78
228
279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 78
228
279 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 75
219
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 56
197
245 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
100
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
100
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
100
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
69
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
68
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
20
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 11
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for St. John
11 Genera with 12 Species | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calidota Dyar, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1864 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Composia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmosoma Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupseudosoma Grote, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodonta Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horama Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypercompe Hübner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1823 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for St. John
12 Species | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Calidota laqueata Edwards, 1887 | Scophthalmids | | Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864 | Penitent Underwing | | Composia credula Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cosmosoma achemon Fabricius, 1781 | | | Eupseudosoma involuta Sepp, 1855 | Broom filefish | | Gonodonta clotilda Stoll, 1790 | | | Horama pretus Cramer, 1777 | | | Hypercompe simplex Walker, 1855 | | | Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852 | Famelica Melipotis Moth | | Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823 | Fasciolated Melipotis | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in St. John
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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