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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
828
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
827
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
820
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
613
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
151
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
150
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
150
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
106
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
104
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
31
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
22
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vanuatu
22 Genera with 44 Species
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Anomis Hubner, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Anua Walker, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Arcte Kollar, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Bastilla Swinhoe, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Entomogramma Guenée, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ericeia Walker, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Euchromia Hübner, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Hemihyalea Hampson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1832Leptosomas1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyodes Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosiccia Hampson, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Paracles Walker, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pareuchaetes Grote, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodes Boisduval, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Rusicada Hubner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Schrankia Hübner, 19776SpeciesTaxom
Sericia Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Speiredonia Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1910Rattlebox moths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
44 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
Anua coronata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ 
Arcte coerula Guenée, 1852Ramie Moth
Asota alienata Walker, 1864
Asota eusemioides Felder, 1874
Asota versicolor (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Asota eusemioides Felder, 1874
Bastilla cuneilineata Warren, 1915
Bastilla solomonensis Hampson, 1913
Dysgonia cuneilineata (Warren, 1915)⇒ Bastilla cuneilineata Warren, 1915
Dysgonia solomonensis (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Bastilla solomonensis Hampson, 1913
Entomogramma vanua (Felder, 1874)⇒ Entomogramma torsa Guenée, 1852
Ericeia certilinea (Prout, 1929)⇒ Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Ericeia levuensis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Euchromia creusa Linnaeus, 1758
Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889
Euchromia rubricollis Walker, 1864
Euchromia superposita (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889
Hemihyalea utica (Druce, 1897)⇒ Pseudohemihyalea utica Druce, 1897
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) baulus Boisduval, 1832Magpie Moth
Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852
Palaeosiccia major Kiriakoff, 1958
Paracles laguerrei Toulgoët, 2000
Parallelia solomonensis (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Bastilla solomonensis Hampson, 1913
Pareuchaetes aurata (Butler, 1875)⇒ Pareuchaetes insulata Walker, 1855
Phyllodes dealbata (Druce, 1888)⇒ Phyllodes imperialis Druce, 1888
Phyllodes imperialis Druce, 1888Imperial fruit piecing moth
Phyllodes meyricki (Druce, 1888)⇒ Phyllodes imperialis Druce, 1888
Phyllodes papuana (Druce, 1888)⇒ Phyllodes imperialis Druce, 1888
Rusicada nigritarsis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857
Schrankia calligrapha Snellen, 1880
Schrankia cheesmanae Holloway, 1977
Schrankia erromanga Holloway, 1977Striped ground cricket
Schrankia nokowula Holloway, 1977
Schrankia nouankaoa Holloway, 1977
Schrankia tabwemasana Holloway, 1977
Sericia anops (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Speiredonia mutabilis Fabricius, 1794
Speiredonia mutabilis Fabricius, 1794
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907Crimson Spotted Moth
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) salomonis Rothschild, 1910

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Vanuatu
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
10
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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