Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 287
2180
4314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 286
2178
4312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 271
2122
4231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 172
1642
3307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
509
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
509
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
509
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
371
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
366
624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
149
200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 78
101 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Tamil Nadu
78 Genera with 101 Species #ABCDEGHLMNOPRSTU
| Achaea Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amerila Walker, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1865 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anthophila Haworth, 1886 | Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anua Walker, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Artena Walker, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1878 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Avitta Walker, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bastilla Swinhoe, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calesia Guenée, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliteara Butler, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1891 | Underwing moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ceryx Wallengren, 1780 | Orange Spotted Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chalciope Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chilkasa Swinhoe, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Creatonotos Hübner, 1767 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cultripalpa Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Curoba Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyana Walker, 1773 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dichromia Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1881 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1854 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Enispa Walker, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episparis Walker, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Erebus Latreille, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ericeia Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1763 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gesonia Walker, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropalpia Berio, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hulodes Guenée, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1859 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocala Guenée, 1879 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypopyra Guenée, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacera Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Laora Walker, 1855 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | Laspeyria Germar, 1810 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1793 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lopharthrum Hampson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lyclene Moore, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygniodes Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marblepsis Hering, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Miltochrista Hübner, 1819 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neochera Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nodaria Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1889 | Leptosomas | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Olene Hübner, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Olepa Watson, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Ommatophora Guenée, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Oraesia Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pandesma Guenée, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pareuchaetes Grote, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perina Hübner, 1787 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pindara Moore, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plecoptera Guenée, 1852 | Stoneflies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polydesma Boisduval, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ramadasa Moore, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Schistophleps Hampson, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serrodes Guenée, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | Sommeria Hübner, 1827 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Speiredonia Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphingomorpha Guenée, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spirama Guenée, 1764 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Tatargina Butler, 1877 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tamil Nadu
101 Species and 1 Subspecies | Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758 | Caster oil looper | | Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Amerila astreus Drury, 1773 | | | Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775 | Cotton Looper | | Anomis mesogona Walker, 1857 | | | Anomis privata Walker, 1865 | Hibiscus Leaf Caterpillar Moth | | Anthophila orthogona (Meyrick, 1886) | ⇒ Choreutis orthogona Meyrick, 1886 | | Anua coronata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ | | Artena dotata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Asota caricae Fabricius, 1775 | Tropical Tiger Moth | | Asota ficus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Asota heliconia Linnaeus, 1758 | Tropical Tiger Moth | | Asota paliura Swinhoe, 1893 | | | Asota sericea Moore, 1878 | | | Avitta quadrilinea Walker, 1864 | | | Bastilla amygdalis Moore, 1885 | | | Bastilla crameri Moore, 1885 | | | Bastilla fulvotaenia Guenée, 1852 | | | Calesia phaiosoma Hampson, 1891 | | | Calliteara grotei Moore, 1859 | | | Catocala aholibah Strecker, 1874 | Aholibah Underwing | | Catocala faustina Strecker, 1873 | Channel flounder | | Catocala macula Hampson, 1891 | | | Ceryx imaon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Ceryx godartii Boisduval, 1829 | | Chalciope mygdon Cramer, 1777 | | | Chilkasa falcata (Swinhoe, 1885) | ⇒ Chilkasa perhamata Hampson, 1894 | | Creatonotos (Phissama) transiens Walker, 1855 | | | Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767 | Hairy caterpillar | | Cultripalpa partita Guenée, 1852 | | | Curoba sangarida Cramer, 1781 | | | Cyana guttifera Walker, 1856 | | | Cyana peregrina Walker, 1854 | | | Cyana puella Drury, 1773 | | | Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926 | | | Dichromia sagitta Fabricius, 1775 | | | Drasteria hastingsii (Edwards, 1878) | ⇒ Drasteria mirifica H. Edwards, 1878 | | Drasteria howlandii Grote, 1865 | | | Drasteria sabulosa Edwards, 1881 | Horned whiff | | Dysgonia stuposa Fabricius, 1794 | | | Dysgonia torrida Guenée, 1852 | Jigsaw | | Eilema antica (Walker, 1854) | ⇒ Eilema anticum Walker, 1854 | | Enispa elateria | | | Episparis tortuosalis Moore, 1867 | | | Erebus hieroglyphica Drury, 1773 | | | Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852 | | | Eublemma accedens (Wallengren, 1863) | ⇒ Eublemma anachoresis Wallengren, 1863 | | Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767 | Dot underwing moth | | Eudocima (Eudocima) salaminia Cramer, 1777 | Fruit-piercing moth | | Eudocima (Khadira) aurantia Moore, 1877 | Fruit sucking moth | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859 | | | Grammia (Grammia) ornata Packard, 1864 | Ornate Tiger Moth | | Grammodes geometrica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775 | Geometrician | | Haploa lecontei vestalis | | | Heteropalpia vetusta Walker, 1865 | | | Hulodes caranea Cramer, 1780 | | | Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859 | Hypena moth | | Hypocala biarcuata Walker, 1858 | | | Hypocala deflorata Fabricius, 1794 | Moth | | Hypocala violacea Butler, 1879 | | | Hypopyra vespertilio Fabricius, 1787 | | | Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794 | | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Lopharthrum comprimens Walker, 1858 | | | Lyclene kishidai Kirti & Gill, 2009 | | | Lygniodes hypoleuca Guenée, 1852 | | | Lymantria (Spinotria) serva Fabricius, 1793 | Crescent-moon tussock moth | | Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903 | | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Neochera dominia Walker, 1854 | | | Nodaria cornicalis (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794 | | Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781 | Marbled white moth | | Nyctemera hampsoni Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Olene mendosa Hübner, 1823 | Brown Tussock Moth | | Olepa ricini Fabricius, 1775 | | | Ophiusa discriminans Walker, 1858 | | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Ophiusa trapezium Guenée, 1852 | | | Ophiusa triphaenoides Walker, 1858 | | | Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794 | Small oresia | | Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852 | | Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852 | Moth | | Pandesma quenavadi Guenée, 1852 | | | Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros, 1956 | | | Perina nuda Fabricius, 1787 | | | Pindara illibata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Plecoptera reflexa Guenée, 1852 | | | Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852 | Moth | | Ramadasa pavo Walker, 1856 | | | Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891) | ⇒ Chamaita ranruna Matsumura, 1927 | | Serrodes campana (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Serrodes partita Fabricius, 1775 | | Serrodes partita Fabricius, 1775 | Catapult moth | | Speiredonia obscura Cramer, 1780 | | | Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777 | | | Spilosoma vestalis Packard, 1864 | Vestal Tiger Moth | | Spirama helicina Hübner, 1827 | | | Spirama retorta Clerck, 1764 | Indian Owlet-moth | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Tamil Nadu | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 3
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 20
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 35
47 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypocalinae
Guenée, 1852
| 1
3 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
3 | Genus
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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