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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Wayne (Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
25
43
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
25
43
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
22
40
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
18
35
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
6
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
6
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
6
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
6
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
6
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
16
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
9
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wayne (Minnehaha County)
9 Genera with 11 Species
Bleptina Guenée, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1852Underwing moths3SpeciesTaxom
Estigmene Hübner, 1773Ermine Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euchaetes Harris, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wayne (Minnehaha County)
11 Species
Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854Bent Winged Owlet
Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857Desert milkweed
Catocala minuta W.H. Edwards, 1864Little Underwing
Catocala parta Guenée, 1852Mother Underwing
Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773Acraea Moth
Euchaetes egle Drury, 1773Milk-weed Moth
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Plusiodonta compressipalpis Guenée, 1852Moonseed Moth
Spilosoma congrua Walker, 1855Agreeable Tiger Moth
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Wayne (Minnehaha County)
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCalpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
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