Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region West Hants (Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 171
597
803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 171
597
803 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 155
555
726 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 111
444
599 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 29
198
248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 29
198
248 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
197
247 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
150
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
136
180 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
60
76 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 20
27 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for West Hants
20 Genera with 27 Species | Apantesis Harris, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1872 | Underwing moths | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenucha Kirby, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycnia Hübner, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Elygea Billberg, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halysidota Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1798 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | Hypoprepia Hübner, 1831 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymantria Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopoda Guenée, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Plusiodonta Guenée, 1852 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saurita Herrich-Schä..., 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tetanolita Grote, 1895 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Hants
27 Species | Apantesis phalerata Harris, 1841 | Apantesis Tiger Moth | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Catocala amica Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Briseis Underwing | | Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852 | Yellow Banded Underwing | | Catocala habilis Grote, 1872 | Habilis Underwing | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala obscura Strecker, 1873 | Finescale triggerfish | | Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866 | Praeclara Underwing | | Catocala residua Grote, 1874 | Residua Underwing | | Catocala retecta Grote, 1872 | The Yellow-Gray Underwing | | Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794 | Virginia Ctenucha | | Cycnia inopinatus Edwards, 1882 | Unexpected Cycnia | | Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926 | | | Elygea apta Walker, 1858 | | | Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775 | Bigspotted triggerfish | | Halysidota tessellaris Smith, 1797 | Banded tussock moth | | Hypena baltimoralis Guenée, 1854 | Baltimore Bomolocha | | Hypena scabra Fabricius, 1798 | Black Snout | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Lymantria (Lymantria) monacha Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Arches | | Panopoda rufimargo Hübner, 1813 | Cape sole | | Rivula propinqualis Guenée, 1854 | Spotted Grass Moth | | Saurita pontia Druce, 1894 | | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Tetanolita floridana Smith, 1895 | Florida Owlet |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in West Hants | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 7
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Calpinae
Boisduval, 1840
Fruit-piercing Moths | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 4
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Eulepidotinae
Grote, 1895
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 2
2 | 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 | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Rivulinae
Grote, 1895
Rivulines | 1
1 | Genus
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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