Checklist of Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
for Toronto (Southern Ontario, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 315
1940
2605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 315
1940
2605 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 305
1925
2583 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 227
1643
2248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 47
505
757 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 47
505
757 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
504
756 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
339
487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
303
429 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
145
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 57
85 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Toronto
57 Genera with 85 Species
| Amata Fabricius, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticarsia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arrade Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asura Walker, 1805 | Tiger Moths | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bleptina Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calliteara Butler, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1858 | Underwing moths | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Chibidokuga Matsumura., 1979 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chytolita Grote, 1854 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cissusa Walker, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clemensia Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambidia Packard, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenucha Kirby, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyme Felder, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dusponera Dognin, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dyspyralis Warren, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eressa Walker, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halone Walker, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halysidota Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1854 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Homoeomeria Wallengren, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hydrillodes Guenée, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hyphantria Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypobleta Turner, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1832 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoma Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metalectra Hübner, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palthis Hübner, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panaxia Tams, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopoda Guenée, 1813 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenophana Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philenora Rosenstock, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyprosopus Grote, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiodonta Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pusiola Wallengren, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Renia Guenée, 1859 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliacma Meyrick, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sophta Walker, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetanolita Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tigrioides Butler, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1779 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1770 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Zanclognatha Lederer, 1859 | Fan-foot | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Toronto
85 Species and 1 Subspecies | Amata annulata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Arrade destituta Walker, 1865 | Cryptic Snout Moth | | Asura cervicalis Walker, 1854 | Spotted Lichen Moth | | Asura hilara hilara Kiriakoff, 1958 | | | Asura lydia Donovan, 1805 | Lydia lichen moth | | Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854 | Bent Winged Owlet | | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Calliteara pudibunda Linnaeus, 1758 | Hop dog | | Catocala amica Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Briseis Underwing | | Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852 | Yellow Banded Underwing | | Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857 | Desert milkweed | | Catocala lineella Grote, 1872 | Girlfriend Underwing | | Catocala minuta W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Little Underwing | | Catocala parta Guenée, 1852 | Mother Underwing | | Catocala relicta Walker, 1857 | Forsaken Underwing | | Catocala semirelicta Grote, 1874 | Channel flounder | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858 | Once-married Underwing | | Chibidokuga hypenodes Inoue, 1979 | | | Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854 | Morbid Owlet | | Cissusa spadix Stoll, 1780 | Black Dotted Brown | | Clemensia albata (Packard, 1864) | ⇒ Clemensia patella Packard, 1864 | | Crambidia pura W. Barnes & ..., 1913 | Pure Lichen Moth | | Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794 | Virginia Ctenucha | | Cyme structa Walker, 1854 | | | Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926 | | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916 | | | Dyspyralis illocata Warren, 1891 | New Zealand yellowbelly flounder | | Eressa geographica Meyrick, 1886 | | | Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852 | Eublemma Moth | | Euclidia (Euclidia) cuspidea Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Euproctis edwardsii Newman, 1856 | Mistletoe browntail moth | | Halone sinuata Wallengren, 1860 | Rock lichen moth | | Halysidota tessellaris Smith, 1797 | Banded tussock moth | | Herminia cruralis Guenée, 1854 | | | Herminia jacchusalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Zanclognatha jacchusalis Walker, 1859 | | Herminia laevigata Grote, 1872 | | | Herminia pedipilalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Homoeomeria haploa Collenette, 1958 | | | Hydrillodes funestalis Walker, 1859 | | | Hypena bijugalis Walker, 1859 | Dimorphic Bomolocha | | Hypena humuli Harris, 1841 | Hop Looper | | Hypena minualis Guenée, 1854 | Sooty Bomolocha Moth | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Hypobleta cymaea Turner, 1908 | | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 | American Idia | | Idia forbesii French, 1894 | Forbes' Idia Moth | | Idia julia French, 1894 | Julia'S Idia Moth | | Idia lubricalis Geyer, 1832 | Glossy Black Idia | | Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758 | Satin Moth | | Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Gypsy Moth | | Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Metalectra discalis Grote, 1876 | Common Fungus Moth | | Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796 | Dark Spotted Palthis | | Panaxia papaipema | | | Panopoda rufimargo Hübner, 1813 | Cape sole | | Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859 | Dark-banded Owlet | | Philenora aspectalella Walker, 1864 | Little Mask Philenora | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Phyprosopus calligrapha Hampson, 1926 | Pahu | | Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852 | Moonseed Moth | | Pusiola leiodes Kiriakoff, 1954 | | | Renia adspergillus Bosc, 1800 | Cope's Gray Treefrog | | Renia discoloralis Guenée, 1854 | Discolored Renia | | Renia factiosalis Walker, 1859 | Dark-banded Renia | | Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854 | Spotted Grass Moth | | Scoliacma nana Walker, 1854 | Diminutive Footman | | Sophta concavata Walker, 1862 | | | Spilosoma latipennis Stretch, 1872 | Pink-legged Tiger Moth | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859 | Smoky Tetanolita | | Tigrioides nitens Walker, 1864 | | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lotrix Cramer, 1779 | Arctiinae Moth | | Zale galbanata Morrison, 1876 | Maple Zale | | Zale lunata Drury, 1773 | Lunate Zale | | Zale undularis Drury, 1770 | Black Zale | | Zanclognatha lituralis Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Zanclognatha marcidilinea (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Zanclognatha jacchusalis Walker, 1859 |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Toronto | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 19
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 7
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 11
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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