Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Tobago (Trinidad and Tobago)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 130
524
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 130
524
778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 125
514
765 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 94
454
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 25
185
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 25
185
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 24
184
269 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 14
122
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
121
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
30
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 19
24 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tobago
19 Genera with 24 Species | Ammalo Walker, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bleptina Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobela Hampson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gabara Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemeroblemma Hübner, 1773 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Letis Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiuche Hübner, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pareuchaetes Grote, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perasia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pharga Walker, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptichodis Hübner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Renia Guenée, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Renodes Guenée, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Selenisa Hayward, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysania Dalman, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virbia Walker, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tobago
24 Species and 1 Subspecies | Ammalo helops Cramer, 1775 | | | Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854 | Bent Winged Owlet | | Coenobela paucula Walker, 1858 | | | Gabara bisinuata Hampson, 1926 | | | Hemeroblemma leontia Stoll, 1790 | | | Hemeroblemma malitiosa Guenée, 1852 | | | Hemeroblemma opigena opigena Drury, 1773 | | | Letis buteo Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852 | Famelica Melipotis Moth | | Melipotis ochrodes Guenée, 1852 | | | Ophiuche obditalis Walker, 1859 | | | Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros, 1956 | | | Perasia garnoti Guenée, 1852 | | | Pharga pholausalis Walker, 1858 | | | Ptichodis dorsalis Fabricius, 1775 | | | Ptichodis immunis Guenée, 1852 | Cutworm moth | | Renia bipunctata Kaye, 1901 | | | Renia clavalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Renodes liturata Walker, 1865 | | | Selenisa lanipes Guenée, 1852 | Angularwinged katydid | | Thysania zenobia Cramer, 1777 | Owl Moth | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa | | Virbia medarda Stoll, 1781 | | | Zale strigimacula Guenée, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Tobago | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 9
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scolecocampinae
Grote, 1883
Scolecocampine Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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