Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 242
1409
2042 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 234
1381
1993 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 158
1109
1625 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 42
561
883 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
357
582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
342
562 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
153
237 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 68
104 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Genera for Virgin Islands
68 Genera with 104 Species #ABCDEGHKLMNOPRSTU
| Achaea Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Adiopa Schaus, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alabama Grote, 1823 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anticarsia Hübner, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Apantesis Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Azeta Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bleptina Guenée, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Calidota Dyar, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1864 | Underwing moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cecharismena Möschler, 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Composia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmosoma Hübner, 1767 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drepanoplapia | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1787 | Lichen Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Empyreuma Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ephyrodes Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epidromia Guenée, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eublemma Hübner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eulepidotis Hübner, 1869 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eunomia Hübner, 1793 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euplagia Hübner, 1761 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupseudosoma Grote, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Glympis Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodonta Hübner, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Halysidota Hübner, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1835 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Horama Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1854 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypercompe Hübner, 1855 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Kakopoda Smith, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lascoria Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laspeyria Germar, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lesmone Hübner, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Letis Hübner, 1777 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lithosia Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Litoprosopus Grote, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lomuna Field, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lygephila Billberg, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manbuta Walker, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Massala Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1852 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Metallata Möschler, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Miltochrista Hübner, 1771 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1794 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nyridela Lucas, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ommatochila Butler, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Opharus Walker, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophisma Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panaxia Tams, 1761 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parachabora Warren, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paracolax Hübner, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Perasia Hübner, 1776 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phoenicoprocta Druce, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiodonta Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Progona Berg, 1890 | | 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 | | Toxonprucha Möschler, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trisateles Tams, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Virgin Islands
104 Species | Achaea ablunaris Guenée, 1852 | Moth | | Adiopa disgrega Möschler, 1890 | | | Alabama argillacea Hübner, 1823 | Cotton leafworm | | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Anticarsia repugnalis Hübner, 1825 | | | Apantesis nais Drury, 1773 | Nais Tiger Moth | | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Azeta versicolor Fabricius, 1794 | | | Bleptina araealis Hampson, 1901 | Cutworm moth | | Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854 | Bent Winged Owlet | | Bleptina hydrillalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Bleptina menalcasalis Walker, 1858 | | | Calidota laqueata Edwards, 1887 | Scophthalmids | | Calidota strigosa Walker, 1855 | Streaked Calidota | | Catocala (Catocala) fraxini Linnaeus, 1767 | Blue Underwing | | Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864 | Penitent Underwing | | Cecharismena abarusalis Walker, 1859 | | | Cecharismena cara Möschler, 1890 | Hornyhead turbot | | Composia credula Fabricius, 1775 | | | Cosmosoma achemon Fabricius, 1781 | | | Cosmosoma auge Linnaeus, 1767 | | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Drepanoplapia lunifera Butler, 1878 | | | Eilema complana Linnaeus, 1758 | Scarce Footman | | Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787) | ⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787 | | Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767 | Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth | | Ephyrodes cacata Guenée, 1852 | | | Epidromia lienaris Hübner, 1823 | | | Epidromia pannosa Guenée, 1852 | Cutworm moth | | Eublemma minima Guenée, 1852 | Everlasting Bud Moth | | Eublemma recta Guenée, 1852 | Straight-lined Seed Moth | | Euclidia (Euclidia) glyphica Linnaeus, 1758 | Burnet Companion | | Eulepidotis addens Walker, 1858 | Eulepidotis Moth | | Eulepidotis micca Druce, 1898 | Bengal tonguesole | | Eulepidotis modestula Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Eunomia colombina Fabricius, 1793 | | | Euplagia quadripunctaria Poda, 1761 | Jersey Tiger | | Eupseudosoma involuta Sepp, 1855 | Broom filefish | | Glympis eubolialis Walker, 1865 | | | Gonodonta bidens Geyer, 1832 | Cutworm moth | | Gonodonta clotilda Stoll, 1790 | | | Gonodonta nitidimacula Guenée, 1852 | | | Halysidota leda Druce, 1890 | | | Herminia grisealis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Small Fan-foot | | Herminia tarsicrinalis Knoch, 1782 | Shaded Fan-foot | | Herminia tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835) | ⇒ Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Treitschke, 1835 | | Horama panthalon Fabricius, 1793 | Texas Wasp Moth | | Horama pretus Cramer, 1777 | | | Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758 | Snout | | Hypena minualis Guenée, 1854 | Sooty Bomolocha Moth | | Hypercompe caudata Walker, 1855 | | | Hypercompe eridanus Cramer, 1775 | | | Hypercompe icasia Cramer, 1777 | | | Hypercompe simplex Walker, 1855 | | | Kakopoda progenies Guenée, 1852 | | | Lascoria orneodalis Guenée, 1854 | | | Laspeyria flexula Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Beautiful Hook-tip | | Lesmone formularis Geyer, 1837 | Lesmone Moth | | Lesmone hinna Geyer, 1837 | | | Letis fusa (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Letis mycerina Cramer, 1777 | | Letis mycerina Cramer, 1777 | | | Lithosia quadra Linnaeus, 1758 | Four-spotted Footman | | Litoprosopus puncticosta Hampson, 1926 | | | Lomuna nigripuncta Hampson, 1900 | | | Lygephila pastinum Treitschke, 1826 | Blackneck | | Lymantria (Lymantria) monacha Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Arches | | Manbuta pyraliformis Walker, 1858 | | | Massala asema Hampson, 1926 | | | 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 ochrodes Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis sinualis (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852 | | Metallata absumens Walker, 1862 | Brown Leaf Mimic | | Miltochrista miniata J.R. Forster, 1771 | Rosy Footman | | Mocis antillesia Hampson, 1913 | | | Mocis bahamica Hampson, 1913 | | | Mocis latipes Guenée, 1852 | Small Mocis | | Mocis megas (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Mocis repanda Fabricius, 1794 | | Mocis repanda Fabricius, 1794 | Grass looper | | Nyridela chalciope Hübner, 1827 | | | Ommatochila mundula Zeller, 1872 | Ommatochila Moth | | Opharus bimaculata Dewitz, 1877 | | | Ophisma tropicalis Guenée, 1852 | | | Panaxia (Callimorpha) dominula (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Coscinia cribraria Linnaeus, 1758 | | Panaxia quadripunctaria Poda, 1761 | | | Parachabora abydas Herrich-Schä..., 1869 | | | Paracolax tristalis Fabricius, 1794 | Clay Fan-foot | | Perasia ora Cramer, 1776 | | | Phoenicoprocta capistrata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Phoenicoprocta partheni Fabricius, 1793 | | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Plusiodonta thomae Guenée, 1852 | | | Progona pallida Möschler, 1890 | | | Ptichodis immunis Guenée, 1852 | Cutworm moth | | Pyrrharctia (Isia) isabella Smith, 1797 | Banded woolly bear | | Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763 | Straw Dot | | Syllectra erycata Stoll, 1780 | | | Toxonprucha diffundens Walker, 1858 | | | Trisateles emortualis Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Olive Crescent | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Virgin Islands | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 24
33 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 18
32 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Hypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines | 1
2 | 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
| | 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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