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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region West Germany (Germany)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		689
6869
20473		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		686
6864
20468		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		615
6657
19979		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		373
5421
17205		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		67
1350
3448		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		66
1349
3441		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1339
3424		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
861
2060		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
749
1671		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths		5
332
725		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths		82
135		Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Germany
82 Genera with 135 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPRSTUZ
Aedia Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Anthophila Haworth, 1767Bees1SpeciesTaxom
Arctia Schrank, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Arctornis Germar, 17641SpeciesTaxom
Argyroeides Butler, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 1819
0SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1958Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Atolmis Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Callimorpha Latreille, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Callistege Hübner, 1759Mother Shipton moth1SpeciesTaxom
Calliteara Butler, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1874Underwing moths12SpeciesTaxom
Chelis Rambur, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Colobochyla Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Coscinia Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Creatonotos Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cybosia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Diacrisia Hubner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Diaphora Stephens, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Dicallomera Butler, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dusponera Dognin, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Dysauxes Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1766Lichen Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Euplagia Hübner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Grammia Rambur, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Gynaephora Hübner, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Herminia Latreille, 18353SpeciesTaxom
Heterallactis Meyrick, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1758Bloxworth snout4SpeciesTaxom
Hypenodes Doubleday, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hyphantria Harris, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hyphoraia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Idia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Laspeyria Germar, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Leucoma Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lithosia Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lophocampa Harris, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lygephila Billberg, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Macrochilo Hübner, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Miltochrista Hübner, 17711SpeciesTaxom
Minucia Moore, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Nudaria Haworth, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1841Leptosomas1SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Panaxia Tams, 17612SpeciesTaxom
Paracolax Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Parascotia Hubner, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Parasemia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pechipogo Hübner, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pelosia Hübner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pericallia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Phyprosopus Grote, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Phytometra Haworth, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Polypogon Schrank, 1758Rabbitsfoot grass1SpeciesTaxom
Pusiola Wallengren, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Rhyparia Curtis, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rivula Duponchel, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Scena Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Schrankia Hübner, 18092SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Setema Wallengren, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Setina Schrank, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Spiris Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Thumatha Walker, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Trisateles Tams, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Tyria Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zanclognatha Lederer, 1850Fan-foot2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Germany
135 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aedia funesta Esper, 1786Druid
Aedia leucomelas Linnaeus, 1758Eastern Alchymist
Amata magila Strand, 1920
Amata phegea Linnaeus, 1758Nine-spotted
Anthophila fabriciana Linnaeus, 1767Common nettle tap moth
Arctia (Epicallia) villica (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Epicallia villica Linnaeus, 1758
Arctia (Eucharia) festiva Hufnagel, 1766Banded Tiger
Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758Garden Tiger
Arctia clostera Smith, 1957
Arctornis l-nigrum Müller, 1764Black V
Argyroeides vespina Schaus, 1901
Asura hilara hilara Kiriakoff, 1958
Atolmis rubricollis Linnaeus, 1758Red-necked Footman
Callimorpha dominula Linnaeus, 1758Jersey tiger moth
Callistege mi Clerck, 1759Mother Shipton
Calliteara abietis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Calliteara pudibunda Linnaeus, 1758Hop dog
Catocala (Catocala) conversa Esper, 1783
Catocala (Catocala) electa VIEWEG, 1790Rosy Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) elocata Esper, 1787French Red Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) fraxini Linnaeus, 1767Blue Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) nupta Linnaeus, 1767Red Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) pacta Linnaeus, 1758
Catocala (Catocala) promissa Denis & Schi..., 1775Light Crimson Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) sponsa (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Catocala sponsa Linnaeus, 1767
Catocala (Ephesia) fulminea Scopoli, 1763Yellow Bands Underwing
Catocala (Ephesia) nymphaea Esper, 1787
Catocala (Mormonia) sponsa Linnaeus, 1767Dark Crimson Underwing
Catocala aholibah Strecker, 1874Aholibah Underwing
Chelis maculosa Gerning, 1780Baltic Grayling
Colobochyla salicalis Denis & Schi..., 1775European Lesser Belle
Coscinia cribraria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Footman
Coscinia striata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Spiris striata Linnaeus, 1758
Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767Hairy caterpillar
Cybosia mesomella Linnaeus, 1758Four-dotted Footman
Dasychira abietis Denis & Schi..., 1775
Dasychira pheosia Hampson, 1910
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Diacrisia purpurata (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Rhyparia purpurata Linnaeus, 1758
Diacrisia sannio Linnaeus, 1758Clouded Buff
Diaphora mendica Clerck, 1759Muslin Moth
Dicallomera fascelina (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Gynaephora fascelina Linnaeus, 1758
Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916
Dysauxes (Dysauxes) ancilla Linnaeus, 1767Handmaid
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 lutarella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Manulea lutarella Linnaeus, 1758
Eilema palliatella (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Manulea unita Scopoli, 1763
Eilema pseudocomplana (Daniel, 1939)⇒ Eilema pseudocomplanum Daniel, 1939
Eilema pygmaeola (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Manulea pygmaeola Doubleday, 1847
Eilema sororcula (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Eilema sororculum Hufnagel, 1766
Eublemma minutata Fabricius, 1794Scarce 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
Euproctis cryphia Collenette, 1960
Euproctis electrophaes Collenette, 1935
Grammia (Grammia) parthenice Kirby, 1837Parthenice Tiger Moth
Gynaephora (Gynaephora) selenitica Esper, 1789
Herminia grisealis Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Fan-foot
Herminia tarsicrinalis Knoch, 1782Shaded Fan-foot
Herminia tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835)⇒ Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Treitschke, 1835
Heterallactis microchrysa Turner, 1940
Hypena (Bomolocha) crassalis (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Bomolocha crassalis Fabricius, 1787
Hypena (Hypena) obesalis Treitschke, 1829Paignton Snout
Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758Snout
Hypena (Hypena) rostralis Linnaeus, 1758Buttoned moth
Hypenodes humidalis (Doubleday, 1850)⇒ Hypenodes turfosalis Wocke, 1850
Hyphantria penthetria Dyar, 1912
Hyphoraia aulica Linnaeus, 1758Brown Tiger Moth
Idia calvaria Denis & Schi..., 1775
Lacipa exetastes Collenette, 1952
Laspeyria flexula Denis & Schi..., 1775Beautiful Hook-tip
Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758Satin Moth
Lithosia quadra Linnaeus, 1758Four-spotted Footman
Lophocampa sesia Sepp, 1852
Lygephila craccae Denis & Schi..., 1775Scarce black-neck
Lygephila pastinum Treitschke, 1826Blackneck
Lygephila viciae Hübner, 1822
Lymantria (Lymantria) monacha Linnaeus, 1758Black Arches
Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758Asian Gypsy Moth
Macrochilo cribrumalis Hübner, 1793Dotted Fan-foot
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Miltochrista miniata J.R. Forster, 1771Rosy Footman
Minucia lunaris Denis & Schi..., 1778Brown Underwing
Nudaria mundana Linnaeus, 1761Muslin Footman
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) amicus White, 1841Cineraria Moth
Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773Green drab
Orgyia (Clethrogyna) recens (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Orgyia antiqua Linnaeus, 1758
Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758Antique tussock moth
Orgyia antiquiodes Hübner, 1822
Panaxia (Callimorpha) dominula (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Coscinia cribraria Linnaeus, 1758
Panaxia quadripunctaria Poda, 1761
Paracolax tristalis Fabricius, 1794Clay Fan-foot
Parascotia fuliginaria Linnaeus, 1761Waved Black
Parasemia plantaginis Linnaeus, 1758Black-and-white Tiger Moth
Pechipogo plumigeralis (Hübner, 1825)⇒ Polypogon plumigeralis Hübner, 1825
Pechipogo strigilata Linnaeus, 1758Common Fan-foot
Pelosia muscerda Hufnagel, 1766Dotted Footman
Pelosia obtusa (Herrich-Schä..., 1852)⇒ Pelosia angusta Staudinger, 1887
Pericallia matronula Linnaeus, 1758Large Tiger Moth
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Phragmatobia luctifera (Denis & Schi..., 1775)⇒ Epatolmis luctifera Denis & Schi..., 1775
Phyprosopus calligrapha Hampson, 1926Pahu
Phytometra viridaria Clerck, 1759Small Purple Barred
Polypogon tentacularia Linnaeus, 1758
Pusiola leiodes Kiriakoff, 1954
Rhyparia purpurata Linnaeus, 1758Purple Tiger
Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763Straw Dot
Scena propylea (Druce, 1894)⇒ Scena styx Walker, 1854
Schrankia costaestrigalis Stephens, 1834Pinion-streaked Snout
Schrankia taenialis Hübner, 1809White Lined Snout
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Setema cereola (Hübner, 1803)⇒ Manulea cereola Hübner, 1803
Setina irrorella Linnaeus, 1758Dew Footman
Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758White Ermine
Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766
Spilosoma urticae Esper, 1789Water Ermine
Spiris striata Linnaeus, 1758Feathered Footman
Systropha (Systropha) curvicornis Scopoli, 1770
Systropha (Systropha) planidens Giraud, 1861
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Thumatha senex Hübner, 1808Round-winged Footman
Trisateles emortualis Denis & Schi..., 1775Olive Crescent
Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758Cinnabar
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Zanclognatha lunalis Scopoli, 1763Jubilee Fan-foot
Zanclognatha zelleralis Wocke, 1850Dusky Fan-foot

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in West Germany
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths		1
0		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths		40
62		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths		6
7		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths		9
24		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyEulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyHerminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths		8
12		Genera
Species
Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines		1
4		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		12
20		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