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Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Wimpole (South Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
246
1253
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
246
1253
2200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
235
1233
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
1009
1848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
22
146
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
22
146
182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
145
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
12
123
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
118
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
52
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wimpole
10 Genera with 11 Species
Calliteara Butler, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Diaphora Stephens, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1817Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1758Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Rivula Duponchel, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 17662SpeciesTaxom
Tyria Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wimpole
11 Species
Calliteara pudibunda Linnaeus, 1758Hop dog
Diaphora mendica Clerck, 1759Muslin Moth
Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817)⇒ Eilema plumbeola Zincken, 1817
Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775Bigspotted triggerfish
Hypena (Hypena) proboscidalis Linnaeus, 1758Snout
Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758Antique tussock moth
Rivula sericealis Scopoli, 1763Straw Dot
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Spilosoma lubricipeda Linnaeus, 1758White Ermine
Spilosoma lutea (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Spilarctia lutea Hufnagel, 1766
Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758Cinnabar

Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Wimpole
SubfamilyArctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths
4
5
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
3
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