Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
402
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 118
402
440 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 114
387
422 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 79
328
358 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
142
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
142
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
142
155 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
92
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
91
100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
40
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 25
34 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for US Virgin Islands
25 Genera with 34 Species #ACEGHLMNPSTU
| Achaea Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticarsia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azeta Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calidota Dyar, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Composia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmosoma Hübner, 1767 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Empyreuma Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulepidotis Hübner, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupseudosoma Grote, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodonta Hübner, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Horama Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypercompe Hübner, 1855 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Letis Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1852 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nyridela Lucas, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perasia Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoenicoprocta Druce, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiodonta Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptichodis Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pyrrharctia Packard, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syllectra Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thallarcha Meyrick, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for US Virgin Islands
34 Species | Achaea ablunaris Guenée, 1852 | Moth | | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Azeta versicolor Fabricius, 1794 | | | Calidota laqueata Edwards, 1887 | Scophthalmids | | Composia credula Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cosmosoma achemon Fabricius, 1781 | | | Cosmosoma auge Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767 | Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth | | Eulepidotis micca Druce, 1898 | Bengal tonguesole | | Eupseudosoma involuta Sepp, 1855 | Broom filefish | | Gonodonta clotilda Stoll, 1790 | | | Horama panthalon Fabricius, 1793 | Texas Wasp Moth | | Horama pretus Cramer, 1777 | | | Hypercompe caudata Walker, 1855 | | | Hypercompe eridanus Cramer, 1775 | | | Hypercompe simplex Walker, 1855 | | | Letis fusca Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852 | Royal Poinciana Moth | | Melipotis contorta Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852 | Famelica Melipotis Moth | | Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823 | Fasciolated Melipotis | | Melipotis januaris Guenée, 1852 | January Melipotis | | Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852 | | | Mocis megas (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Mocis repanda Fabricius, 1794 | | Nyridela chalciope Hübner, 1827 | | | Perasia ora Cramer, 1776 | | | Phoenicoprocta partheni Fabricius, 1793 | | | Plusiodonta thomae Guenée, 1852 | | | Ptichodis immunis Guenée, 1852 | Cutworm moth | | Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797 | Banded woolly bear | | Syllectra erycata Stoll, 1780 | | | Thallarcha homoschema Turner, 1940 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
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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