Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Upshur County (West Virginia, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 167
595
719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 167
595
719 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 152
558
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 118
475
581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 31
229
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 31
229
299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 30
228
298 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
172
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
163
211 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
57
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 20
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Upshur County (West Virginia)
20 Genera with 29 Species | Apantesis Harris, 1985 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1818 | Underwing moths | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Cisseps Franclemont, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenucha Kirby, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Haploa Hübner, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1863 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoprepia Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palthis Hübner, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelia Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoberia Hübner, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Renia Guenée, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliopteryx Germar, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetanolita Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1950 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Upshur County (West Virginia)
29 Species | Apantesis carlotta Ferguson, 1985 | Carlotta's tiger moth | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857 | Desert milkweed | | Catocala gracilis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Graceful Underwing | | Catocala habilis Grote, 1872 | Habilis Underwing | | Catocala judith Strecker, 1874 | Channel flounder | | Catocala obscura Strecker, 1873 | Finescale triggerfish | | Catocala residua Grote, 1874 | Residua Underwing | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Cisseps fulvicollis Hübner, 1827 | Cape sole | | Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794 | Virginia Ctenucha | | Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926 | | | Euclidia (Euclidia) cuspidea Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Haploa colona Hübner, 1804 | Colona Moth | | Herminia jacchusalis (Walker, 1859) | ⇒ Zanclognatha jacchusalis Walker, 1859 | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Holomelina opella (Grote, 1863) | ⇒ Virbia opella Grote, 1863 | | Hypoprepia fucosa Hübner, 1825 | Painted Lichen Moth | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Palthis asopialis Guenée, 1854 | Faint Spotted Palthis | | Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827 | Maple Looper | | Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818 | Common Oak | | Renia sobrialis Walker, 1859 | Sober Renia | | Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Herald | | Spilosoma latipennis Stretch, 1872 | Pink-legged Tiger Moth | | Spilosoma virginica Fabricius, 1798 | Virginia Ermine Moth | | Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859 | Smoky Tetanolita | | Zale lunata Drury, 1773 | Lunate Zale | | Zale phaeocapna Franclemont, 1950 | Dun Zale Moth |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Upshur County (West Virginia) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 7
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 6
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Lymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Scoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths | 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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