Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Tonga (Polynesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 139
443
612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 139
443
612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 135
429
596 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 89
304
434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
143
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
143
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 27
143
182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 12
95
131 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
88
121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
40
51 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 25
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Tonga
25 Genera with 34 Species
| Anomis Hubner, 1886 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Anthophila Haworth, 1886 | Bees | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anua Walker, 1913 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Argina Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digama Moore, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidesma Huebner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ericeia Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrillodes Guenée, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1859 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocala Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacera Guenée, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 2000 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nodaria Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1832 | Leptosomas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oruza Walker, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxyodes Guenée, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pandesma Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Progonia Hampson, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rusicada Hubner, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sericia Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicia Guenée, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Speiredonia Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tonga
34 Species | Anomis albipuncta (Walker, 1858) | ⇒ Anomis fulvida Guenée, 1852 | | Anomis amboinensis (Walker, 1858) | ⇒ Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857 | | Anomis fulvida Guenée, 1852 | | | Anomis irene (Prout, 1929) | ⇒ Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857 | | Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857 | | | Anomis samoana Butler, 1886 | | | Anthophila chalcotoxa (Meyrick, 1886) | ⇒ Choreutis chalcotoxa Meyrick, 1886 | | Anua coronata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ | | Anua indiscriminata (Hampson, 1893) | ⇒ Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852 | | Anua timorensis (Walker, 1858) | ⇒ Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852 | | Anua tongaensis (Hampson, 1913) | ⇒ Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852 | | Argina astrea Drury, 1773 | Crotalaria pod borer | | Digama africana Swinhoe, 1907 | | | Epidesma melanitis (Hübner, 1827) | ⇒ Episcepsis melanitis Hübner, 1818 | | Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852 | | | Hydrillodes surata Meyrick, 1910 | | | Hypena iconicalis Walker, 1859 | Definite Patch | | Hypocala deflorata Fabricius, 1794 | Moth | | Lacera capella (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794 | | Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794 | | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Nodaria cornicalis (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794 | | Nyctemera (Nyctemera) baulus Boisduval, 1832 | Magpie Moth | | Ophiusa disjungens Walker, 1858 | Guava moth | | Oruza cariosa Lucas, 1894 | | | Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852 | | Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852 | Moth | | Progonia micrastis (Meyrick, 1902) | ⇒ Progonia umbrifera Lucas, 1894 | | Rusicada nigritarsis (Walker, 1858) | ⇒ Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857 | | Sericia anops (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Speiredonia mutabilis Fabricius, 1794 | | Simplicia erebina Butler, 1879 | | | Speiredonia mutabilis Fabricius, 1794 | | | Trigonodes cephise Cramer, 1779 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Tonga | Subfamily | Aganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 4
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 | 10
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypocalinae
Guenée, 1852
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 1
6 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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