Checklist for Family Erebidae Leach, 1815 (Erebid Moths)
and region Yarmouth County (Nova Scotia, Canada)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 220
764
928 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 220
764
928 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 207
726
858 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 162
630
764 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
238
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
238
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
238
315 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
184
251 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 12
175
240 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
78
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 25
36 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Yarmouth County
25 Genera with 36 Species #ACDEGHILOPSTZ
| Arctia Schrank, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgina McDunnough, 1780 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1858 | Underwing moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Clemensia Packard, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenucha Kirby, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Drasteria Hübner, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Estigmene Hübner, 1773 | Ermine Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammia Rambur, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Herminia Latreille, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1841 | Bloxworth snout | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoprepia Hübner, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1866 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lycomorpha Harris, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1864 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelia Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenophana Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phragmatobia Stephens, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platarctia Packard, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spargaloma Grote, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyria Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Yarmouth County
36 Species | Arctia caja Linnaeus, 1758 | Garden Tiger | | Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809 | Clover Looper | | Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780 | Common Grass Moth | | Catocala amatrix Hübner, 1813 | Sweetheart Underwing | | Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864 | Briseis Underwing | | Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857 | Desert milkweed | | Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779 | Beloved Underwing | | Catocala parta Guenée, 1852 | Mother Underwing | | Catocala semirelicta Grote, 1874 | Channel flounder | | Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818 | Catocala plum | | Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858 | Once-married Underwing | | Clemensia albata (Packard, 1864) | ⇒ Clemensia patella Packard, 1864 | | Ctenucha virginica Esper, 1794 | Virginia Ctenucha | | Dasychira vagans Barnes & McD..., 1913 | California tonguefish | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Drasteria adumbrata Behr, 1870 | Shadowy Arches | | Estigmene acrea Drury, 1773 | Acraea Moth | | Grammia (Grammia) parthenice Kirby, 1837 | Parthenice Tiger Moth | | Herminia theralis Walker, 1859 | | | Holomelina laeta (Guérin-Ménev..., 1832) | ⇒ Virbia laeta Guérin-Ménev..., 1832 | | Hypena abalienalis Walker, 1859 | Poke milkweed | | Hypena humuli Harris, 1841 | Hop Looper | | Hypoprepia miniata Kirby, 1837 | Scarlet Lichen Moth | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Idia americalis Guenée, 1854 | American Idia | | Idia rotundalis Walker, 1866 | Chocolate Idia | | Lycomorpha pholus Drury, 1773 | Black and Yellow Lichen Moth | | Orgyia definita Packard, 1864 | Definite Tussock Moth | | Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827 | Maple Looper | | Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859 | Dark-banded Owlet | | Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Ruby Tiger | | Platarctia parthenos Harris, 1850 | St Lawrence Tiger Moth | | Spargaloma sexpunctata Grote, 1873 | Sensitive fern | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cinnabar | | Zale duplicata Bethune, 1856 | Banded Similar-wing |
Subnodes of Erebidae with occurrences in Yarmouth County | Subfamily | Arctiinae
Leach, 1815
Ctenuchid moths, Lichen Moths, Scape moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths | 12
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Boletobiinae
Grote, 1895
Boletobiine Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 5
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Herminiinae
Leach, 1815
Dead-leaf worms, Litter Moths | 3
5 | 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
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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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