Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Taveta (Taita-Taveta County, Kenya)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 40
114
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 40
114
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 40
114
151 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 34
106
142 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
72
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
72
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
72
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
56
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
52
77 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
24
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 10
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Taveta
10 Genera with 10 Species | Amerila Walker, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cortyta Walker, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptosia Hübner, 1782 | Psyche | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochrota Hopffer, 1891 | | 1 | 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 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Taveta
10 Species | Amerila bipartita Rothschild, 1910 | | | Aroa incerta Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Cortyta remigiana Hampson, 1913 | | | Eublemma psamathea Hampson, 1910 | Spangled Skimmer | | Leptosia alcesta Stoll, 1782 | African Spirit | | Ochrota rubriceps Rogenhofer, 1891 | | | Ogovia tavetensis Holland, 1892 | | | Pericyma metaleuca Hampson, 1913 | | | Plecoptera hypoxantha Hampson, 1926 | | | Rhypopteryx triangulifera Hampson, 1910 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Taveta | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 2
2 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 2
2 | 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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