Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Washington (Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 84
171
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 84
171
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 78
164
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 58
131
129 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 20
71
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 20
71
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 20
71
71 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
49
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
48
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
29
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 12
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Washington (Dauphin County)
12 Genera with 14 Species | Apantesis Harris, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 2002 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cisthene Walker, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1859 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macrochilo Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palthis Hübner, 1796 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenostola Grote, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Renia Guenée, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1876 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Washington (Dauphin County)
14 Species | Apantesis phalerata Harris, 1841 | Apantesis Tiger Moth | | Catocala umbrosa Brou, 2002 | Cook's Robber Frog | | Cisthene plumbea Stretch, 1885 | Lead Colored Lichen Moth | | Dasychira basiflava Pack., 1894 | Yellow Based Tussock Moth | | Hypena baltimoralis Guenée, 1854 | Baltimore Bomolocha | | Hypena deceptalis Walker, 1859 | Basswood owlet moth | | Macrochilo litophora Grote, 1873 | Angulate Fan-foot | | Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797 | White-marked tussock moth | | Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796 | Dark Spotted Palthis | | Phalaenostola larentioides Grote, 1873 | Black-banded Owlet | | Renia discoloralis Guenée, 1854 | Discolored Renia | | Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855 | Agreeable Tiger Moth | | Zale intenta Walker, 1858 | Intent Zale | | Zale unilineata Grote, 1876 | One Lined Zale |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Washington (Dauphin County) | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 4
4 | 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
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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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