Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region U.S. Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 193
973
1367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 193
973
1367 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 186
947
1322 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 127
746
1053 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
359
518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
359
518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
359
518 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
259
387 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
256
384 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
99
132 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 41
52 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for U.S. Virgin Islands
41 Genera with 52 Species #ACDEGHLMOPRSTU
| Achaea Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticarsia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azeta Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calidota Dyar, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1864 | Underwing moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Composia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmosoma Hübner, 1781 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1787 | Lichen Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Empyreuma Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulepidotis Hübner, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euplagia Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupseudosoma Grote, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodonta Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Horama Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1758 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypercompe Hübner, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laspeyria Germar, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Letis Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lithosia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygephila Billberg, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1823 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Miltochrista Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1794 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Opharus Walker, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panaxia Tams, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paracolax Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perasia Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiodonta Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptichodis Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrharctia Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syllectra Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trisateles Tams, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for U.S. Virgin Islands
52 Species | Achaea ablunaris Guenée, 1852 | Moth | | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Azeta versicolor Fabricius, 1794 | | | Calidota laqueata Edwards, 1887 | Scophthalmids | | Catocala (Catocala) fraxini Linnaeus, 1767 | Blue Underwing | | Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864 | Penitent Underwing | | Composia credula Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cosmosoma achemon Fabricius, 1781 | | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Eilema complana Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Footman | | Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787) | ⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787 | | Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767 | Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth | | Euclidia (Euclidia) glyphica Linnaeus, 1758 | Burnet Companion | | Eulepidotis micca Druce, 1898 | Bengal tonguesole | | Euplagia quadripunctaria Poda, 1761 | Jersey Tiger | | Eupseudosoma involuta Sepp, 1855 | Broom filefish | | Gonodonta clotilda Stoll, 1790 | | | Herminia grisealis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Fan-foot | | Herminia tarsicrinalis Knoch, 1782 | Shaded Fan-foot | | Herminia tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835) | ⇒ Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Treitschke, 1835 | | Horama pretus Cramer, 1777 | | | Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Snout | | Hypercompe caudata Walker, 1855 | | | Hypercompe simplex Walker, 1855 | | | Laspeyria flexula Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Beautiful Hook-tip | | Letis fusa (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Letis mycerina Cramer, 1777 | | Letis mycerina Cramer, 1777 | | | Lithosia quadra Linnaeus, 1758 | Four-spotted Footman | | Lygephila pastinum Treitschke, 1826 | Blackneck | | Lymantria (Lymantria) monacha Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Arches | | Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852 | Royal Poinciana Moth | | Melipotis contorta Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852 | Famelica Melipotis Moth | | Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823 | Fasciolated Melipotis | | Miltochrista miniata J.R. Forster, 1771 | Rosy Footman | | Mocis megas (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Mocis repanda Fabricius, 1794 | | Mocis repanda Fabricius, 1794 | Grass looper | | Opharus bimaculata Dewitz, 1877 | | | Panaxia (Callimorpha) dominula (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Coscinia cribraria Linnaeus, 1758 | | Panaxia quadripunctaria Poda, 1761 | | | Paracolax tristalis Fabricius, 1794 | Clay Fan-foot | | Perasia ora Cramer, 1776 | | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Plusiodonta thomae Guenée, 1852 | | | Ptichodis immunis Guenée, 1852 | Cutworm moth | | Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797 | Banded woolly bear | | Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763 | Straw Dot | | Syllectra erycata Stoll, 1780 | | | Trisateles emortualis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Olive Crescent | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in U.S. Virgin Islands | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 17
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 11
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines | 1
1 | 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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