Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Taita-Taveta County (Coast Province, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
257
324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 81
252
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 60
225
296 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
120
167 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
93
138 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
87
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
34
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 13
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Taita-Taveta County
13 Genera with 15 Species | Amerila Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cortyta Walker, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1782 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Numenes Walker, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochrota Hopffer, 1891 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ogovia Holland, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pericyma Herrich-Schä..., 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plecoptera Guenée, 1926 | Stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thyretes Boisduval, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taita-Taveta County
15 Species and 1 Subspecies | Amerila bipartita Rothschild, 1910 | | | Aroa incerta Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Cortyta remigiana Hampson, 1913 | | | Dysgonia portia Fawcett, 1915 | | | Eublemma psamathea Hampson, 1910 | Spangled Skimmer | | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Numenes contrahens delta Strand, 1915 | | | Ochrota ferruginea Butler, 1898 | | | Ochrota rubriceps Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Ogovia tavetensis Holland, 1892 | | | Pericyma metaleuca Hampson, 1913 | | | Plecoptera hypoxantha Hampson, 1926 | | | Rhypopteryx flavinotata Butler, 1898 | | | Rhypopteryx triangulifera Hampson, 1910 | | | Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Taita-Taveta County | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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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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