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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region West Elgin (Elgin County, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
115
304
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
115
304
359
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
103
278
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
83
249
304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
123
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
123
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
123
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
100
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
98
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
46
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
9
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Elgin
9 Genera with 14 Species
Arctia Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1858Underwing moths5SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1798Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Palthis Hübner, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Platarctia Packard, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Virbia Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Elgin
14 Species
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857Desert milkweed
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala meskei Grote, 1873Meske'S Underwing Moth
Catocala semirelicta Grote, 1874Channel flounder
Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858Once-married Underwing
Hypena humuli Harris, 1841Hop Looper
Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798Black Snout
Idia americalis Guenée, 1854American Idia
Lophocampa maculata Harris, 1841Mottled Tiger
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796Dark Spotted Palthis
Platarctia parthenos Harris, 1850St Lawrence Tiger Moth
Virbia ferruginosa Walker, 1854Five-spotted Holomelina

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in West Elgin
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
2
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