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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region West Papua (Western New Guinea, Indonesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
107
493
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
107
493
770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
96
467
726
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
79
420
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
25
230
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
25
230
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
25
230
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
197
314
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
196
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
60
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
32
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Papua
32 Genera with 43 Species
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Agape Felder, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Arcte Kollar, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Argina Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 18327SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1913Tiger Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Bastilla Swinhoe, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Byrsia Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Chrysoscota Hampson, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Cocytia Treitschke, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Cultripalpa Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Darantasia Walker, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Digama Moore, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Erebus Latreille, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Etobema Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Eudocima Billberg, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Garudinodes Bethune-Baker, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Ischnocampa Felder, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lacera Guenée, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Lambula Walker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Madoce Walker, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Metaemene Hampson, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Neochera Hübner, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Nicetosoma de Vos, 2011
0SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1832Leptosomas3SpeciesTaxom
Oeonistis Hübner, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Olene Hübner, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrinia guen�..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Scoliacma Meyrick, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Sympis Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thermograpta Hampson, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Papua
43 Species
Agape chloropyga Walker, 1854
Arcte modesta Hoeven, 1840
Argina astrea Drury, 1773Crotalaria pod borer
Asota australis Boisduval, 1832
Asota caricae Fabricius, 1775Tropical Tiger Moth
Asota eusemioides Felder, 1874
Asota heliconia Linnaeus, 1758Tropical Tiger Moth
Asota orbona Vollenhoven, 1863
Asota plana Walker, 1854
Asota strigosa Boisduval, 1832
Asura sexualis (Felder, 1864)⇒ Cyme sexualis Felder, 1864
Asura variabilis (Rothschild, 1913)⇒ Asura antemedialis Rothschild, 1901
Bastilla curvisecta Prout L. B., 1919
Byrsia dotata Walker, 1865
Chrysoscota vagivitta Walker, 1866
Cocytia durvillii Boisduval, 1828
Cultripalpa partita Guenée, 1852
Darantasia caerulescens Druce, 1899
Darantasia cyanifera Hampson, 1914
Digama spilosoma Felder, 1874
Erebus crepuscularis Linnaeus, 1767
Etobema circumdata Walker, 1865
Eudocima (Othreis) iridescens Lucas, 1894
Garudinodes trizona Hampson, 1911
Ischnocampa achrosis Dognin, 1912
Lacera asinuosa Holloway, 1979
Lambula flavobrunnea Rothschild, 1912
Lymantria (Papuatria) ninayi Bethune-Baker, 1910
Lymantria (Spinotria) serva Fabricius, 1793Crescent-moon tussock moth
Lymantria novaguinensis Bethune-Baker, 1904
Madoce aroa Bethune-Baker, 1908
Metaemene atrigutta Walker, 1862
Neochera dominia Walker, 1854
Nyctemera (Arctata) hyalina Bethune-Baker, 1910
Nyctemera (Deilemera) evergista Cramer, 1780
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) baulus Boisduval, 1832Magpie Moth
Oeonistis bicolora Bethune-Baker, 1904
Olene mendosa Hübner, 1823Brown Tussock Moth
Porphyrinia psilogramma Lederer, 1855
Scoliacma brunnea Druce, 1899
Spilosoma kebea Bethune-Baker, 1904
Sympis rufibasis Guenée, 1852
Thermograpta rufizonata Hampson, 1914

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in West Papua
SubfamilyAganainae
Boisduval, 1833
Tropical Tiger Moths
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
14
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBoletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
7
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHypeninae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
Hypenines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth, Tussock Moths
3
5
Genera
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