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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Wales (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
515
4876
13111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
513
4870
13102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
485
4793
12943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
330
4054
11605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
1024
2300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
56
1023
2295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
54
1014
2281
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
658
1335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
570
1023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
242
456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
63
99
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wales
63 Genera with 99 Species
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Acyphas Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Anthophila Haworth, 1912Bees2SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1958Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Atolmis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bettonia Hopffer, 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Callimorpha Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Callistege Hübner, 1759Mother Shipton moth1SpeciesTaxom
Calliteara Butler, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1875Underwing moths10SpeciesTaxom
Coscinia Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Cybosia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Diacrisia Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diaphora Stephens, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Diatenes Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dicallomera Butler, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Digama Moore, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1766Lichen Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Euplagia Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Herminia Latreille, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1758Bloxworth snout3SpeciesTaxom
Hypenodes Doubleday, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Karschiola Gaede, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Laspeyria Germar, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Leucoma Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lithosia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lygephila Billberg, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Macrochilo Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Miltochrista Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Nanna Birket-Smith, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Nudaria Haworth, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pantydia Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paracolax Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Parascotia Hubner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Parasemia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pechipogo Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phytometra Haworth, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Pusiola Wallengren, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Rivula Duponchel, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Schrankia Hübner, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Setina Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Thumatha Walker, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Trichaeta Swinhoe, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Tyria Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths3SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Zanclognatha Lederer, 1850Fan-foot1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wales
99 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acyphas semiochrea Herrich-Schä..., 1855Omnivorous tussock moth
Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767Common nettle tap moth
Anthophila pilaria Meyrick, 1912
Arctia (Epicallia) villica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Epicallia villica Linnaeus, 1758
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Asura hilara hilara Kiriakoff, 1958
Atolmis rubricollis Linnaeus, 1758Red-necked Footman
Callimorpha dominula Linnaeus, 1758Jersey tiger moth
Callistege mi Clerck, 1759Mother Shipton
Calliteara pudibunda Linnaeus, 1758Hop dog
Catocala (Catocala) nupta Linnaeus, 1767Red Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) nymphagoga Esper, 1787Oak Yellow Underwing
Catocala amica Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Catocala habilis Grote, 1872Habilis Underwing
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866Praeclara Underwing
Catocala residua Grote, 1874Residua Underwing
Catocala retecta Grote, 1872The Yellow-Gray Underwing
Catocala robinsonii Grote, 1872Robinson's Underwing
Catocala verilliana Grote, 1875
Coscinia cribraria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Footman
Coscinia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Spiris striata Linnaeus, 1758
Cybosia mesomella Linnaeus, 1758Four-dotted Footman
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Diacrisia sannio Linnaeus, 1758Clouded Buff
Diaphora mendica Clerck, 1759Muslin Moth
Diatenes aglossoides Guenée, 1852
Dicallomera fascelina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gynaephora fascelina Linnaeus, 1758
Digama spilosoma Felder, 1874
Drasteria pulchra Barnes & McD..., 1918West Coast sole
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Dysgonia algira Linnaeus, 1767Passenger
Eilema caniola Hübner, 1808Hoary Footman
Eilema complana Linnaeus, 1758Scarce Footman
Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787)⇒ Eilema deplanum Esper, 1787
Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803)⇒ Eilema stramineola Hübner, 1803
Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817)⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817
Eilema sororcula (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Eilema sororculum Hufnagel, 1766
Eublemma ostrina Hübner, 1808Purple Marbled
Eublemma parva Hübner, 1808Small Marbled
Euclidia (Callistege) mi (Clerck, 1759)⇒ Callistege mi Clerck, 1759
Euclidia (Euclidia) glyphica Linnaeus, 1758Burnet Companion
Euplagia quadripunctaria Poda, 1761Jersey Tiger
Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758Brown-tail
Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775Bigspotted triggerfish
Herminia grisealis Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Fan-foot
Herminia tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835)⇒ Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Treitschke, 1835
Hypena (Bomolocha) crassalis (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Bomolocha crassalis Fabricius, 1787
Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758Snout
Hypena (Hypena) rostralis Linnaeus, 1758Buttoned moth
Hypenodes humidalis (Doubleday, 1850)⇒ Hypenodes turfosalis Wocke, 1850
Karschiola holoclera Karsch, 1894
Laspeyria flexula Denis & Schi..., 1775Beautiful Hook-tip
Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758Satin Moth
Lithosia quadra Linnaeus, 1758Four-spotted Footman
Lygephila craccae Denis & Schi..., 1775Scarce black-neck
Lygephila pastinum Treitschke, 1826Blackneck
Lymantria (Lymantria) monacha Linnaeus, 1758Black Arches
Macrochilo cribrumalis Hübner, 1793Dotted Fan-foot
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Miltochrista miniata J.R. Forster, 1771Rosy Footman
Nanna armillata Zetterstedt, 1846Catstail stem fly
Nanna brevifrons Zetterstedt, 1838
Nanna fasciata Meigen, 1826
Nanna flavipes Fallen, 1819
Nanna inermis Becker, 1894
Nanna tibiella Zetterstedt, 1838
Nudaria mundana Linnaeus, 1761Muslin Footman
Orgyia (Clethrogyna) recens (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Orgyia antiqua Linnaeus, 1758
Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758Antique tussock moth
Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852Noctuid Moth
Paracolax tristalis Fabricius, 1794Clay Fan-foot
Parallelia smithii Guenée, 1852
Parascotia fuliginaria Linnaeus, 1761Waved Black
Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758Black-and-white Tiger Moth
Pechipogo strigilata Linnaeus, 1758Common Fan-foot
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Phytometra viridaria Clerck, 1759Small Purple Barred
Pusiola leiodes Kiriakoff, 1954
Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763Straw Dot
Schrankia costaestrigalis Stephens, 1834Pinion-streaked Snout
Schrankia taenialis Hübner, 1809White Lined Snout
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Setina irrorella Linnaeus, 1758Dew Footman
Spilosoma curvata Donovan, 1805Crimson tiger moth
Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758White Ermine
Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766
Spilosoma urticae Esper, 1789Water Ermine
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Thumatha senex Hübner, 1808Round-winged Footman
Trichaeta molanna Wallengren, 1857
Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758Cinnabar
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Utetheisa
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Utetheisa bella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758
Zale rubi Edwards, 1881Fivelined tonguesole
Zale termina Grote, 1883
Zanclognatha zelleralis Wocke, 1850Dusky Fan-foot

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

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
26
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
12
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypenodinae
Forbes, 1954
Hypenodine Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyRivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScoliopteryginae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1852
Scoliopterygine Moths
1
1
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