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Checklist for Subfamily Erebinae Leach, 1815 (Erebine Moths)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
77
2421
9866
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
76
2417
9861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
72
2404
9832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
1591
6489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
1429
5251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
709
2937
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
217
697
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
49
210
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
49 Genera with 210 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPSTYZ
Aedia Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Allotria Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Amolita Grote, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Argyrostrotis Hübner, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bulia Walker, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgia Walker, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17804SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1874Underwing moths101SpeciesTaxom
Celiptera Guenée, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Cissusa Walker, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Coenipeta Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Diatenes Guenée, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Doryodes Guenée, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 187019SpeciesTaxom
Elygea Billberg, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Euclystis Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Euparthenos Grote, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroblemma Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Herminiocala Hampson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Laspeyria Germar, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Latebraria Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lesmone Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lygephila Billberg, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Matigramma Grote, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Mecodina Guenée, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Mimophisma Hampson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mocis Hübner, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Nagia Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ophisma Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Perasia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Phoberia Hübner, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Ptichodis Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Scolecocampa Guenée, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Selenisa Hayward, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Speiredonia Hübner, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Spiloloma Grote, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Stenoprora Hampson, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Syneda Guenée, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Synedoida Edwards, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Thysania Dalman, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Trigonodes Guenée, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Ypsora Schaus, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 187625SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
210 Species
Aedia hollina Dognin, 1897
Allotria elonympha Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Amolita fessa Grote, 1874Feeble Grass Moth
Argyrostrotis anilis Drury, 1797Short Lined Chocolate
Argyrostrotis quadrifilaris Hübner, 1825Four-Lined Chocolate
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875
Bulia schausi Richards, 1941
Caenurgia chloropha Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Caenurgina annexa H. Edwards, 1890Banded Grass Moth
Caenurgina caerulea Grote, 1873Cerulean Looper Moth
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala (Catocala) nupta Linnaeus, 1767Red Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) nymphagoga Esper, 1787Oak Yellow Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) pacta Linnaeus, 1758
Catocala (Ephesia) eutychea Treitschke, 1835
Catocala (Ephesia) mariana (Rambur, 1858)⇒ Catocala eutychea Treitschke, 1835
Catocala (Mormonia) amabilis Bang-Haas, 1907
Catocala (Mormonia) epione Drury, 1773Epione Underwing
Catocala (Mormonia) sponsa Linnaeus, 1767Dark Crimson Underwing
Catocala abbreviatella Grote, 1872Abbreviated Underwing
Catocala aholibah Strecker, 1874Aholibah Underwing
Catocala alabamae Grote, 1875Alabama Underwing
Catocala albomacula (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779
Catocala allusa Hulst, 1884
Catocala amatrix Hübner, 1813Sweetheart Underwing
Catocala amestris Strecker, 1874The Leadplant Underwing Moth
Catocala amica Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Catocala antinympha Hübner, 1823Sweetfern Underwing
Catocala atala (Cassino, 1918)⇒ Catocala semirelicta Grote, 1874
Catocala badia Grote & Robi..., 1866Badia Underwing
Catocala bianca (Walker, 1858)⇒ Catocala relicta Walker, 1857
Catocala blandula Hulst, 1884Charming Underwing
Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864Briseis Underwing
Catocala californica W.H. Edwards, 1864An Underwing Moth
Catocala cara Guenée, 1852Bronze Underwing
Catocala carissima (Hulst, 1880)⇒ Catocala cara Guenée, 1852
Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852Yellow Banded Underwing
Catocala chiquita (Grote, 1872)⇒ Catocala coccinata Grote, 1872
Catocala circe (Grote, 1872)⇒ Catocala coccinata Grote, 1872
Catocala clara (Walker, 1858)⇒ Catocala nupta Linnaeus, 1767
Catocala clarissima (Edwards, 1864)⇒ Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864
Catocala cleopatra (Strecker, 1874)⇒ Catocala faustina Strecker, 1873
Catocala clintoni (Grote, 1864)⇒ Catocala clintonii Grote, 1865
Catocala clintonii Grote, 1865Clinton's underwing
Catocala coccinata Grote, 1872Scarlet Underwing
Catocala coelebs (Grote & Robi..., 1866)⇒ Catocala badia Grote & Robi..., 1866
Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857Desert milkweed
Catocala confusa (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779
Catocala connubialis Guenée, 1852Connubial Underwing
Catocala conspicua (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779
Catocala crataegi Saunders, 1876Chokeberry Underwing
Catocala decorata (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779
Catocala dejecta Strecker, 1880Dejected Underwing
Catocala elda (Walker, 1858)⇒ Catocala relicta Walker, 1857
Catocala faustina Strecker, 1873Channel flounder
Catocala fischeri (Walker, 1858)⇒ Catocala relicta Walker, 1857
Catocala flebilis Grote, 1872Mournful Underwing
Catocala frenchii (Hulst, 1884)⇒ Catocala allusa Hulst, 1884
Catocala gitana (Mabille, 1885)⇒ Catocala oberthueri Austaut, 1879
Catocala gracilis W.H. Edwards, 1864Graceful Underwing
Catocala grotiana Bailey, 1879Bridled triggerfish
Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782Woody Underwing
Catocala habilis Grote, 1872Habilis Underwing
Catocala hermia H. Edwards, 1880Bigspotted triggerfish
Catocala hulsti (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala iliana (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779
Catocala illecta Walker, 1857Magdalen Underwing
Catocala innocens Spuler, 1907
Catocala innubens Guenée, 1852Betrothed Underwing
Catocala insolabilis Guenée, 1852Inconsolable Underwing
Catocala irene Behr, 1870Bluefin filefish
Catocala judith Strecker, 1874Channel flounder
Catocala junctura Walker, 1857Catocala arizonae
Catocala lacrymosa Guenée, 1852Tearful Underwing
Catocala lineella Grote, 1872Girlfriend Underwing
Catocala luciana Strecker, 1874Channel flounder
Catocala lydia (Strecker, 1873)⇒ Catocala faustina Strecker, 1873
Catocala maestosa Hulst, 1884Sad Underwing
Catocala manitoba Beutenmüller, 1908Manitoba Underwing
Catocala meskei Grote, 1873Meske'S Underwing Moth
Catocala micronympha Guenée, 1852Little Bride
Catocala minuta W.H. Edwards, 1864Little Underwing
Catocala mira Grote, 1876Wonderful Underwing
Catocala nebraskae (Strecker, 1874)⇒ Catocala luciana Strecker, 1874
Catocala nebulosa W.H. Edwards, 1864Clouded Underwing
Catocala neogama Smith, 1797Bride underwing
Catocala normani (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779
Catocala obscura Strecker, 1873Finescale triggerfish
Catocala obsoleta (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779
Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852Old Wife Underwing
Catocala parta Guenée, 1852Mother Underwing
Catocala phrynia (Walker, 1858)⇒ Catocala relicta Walker, 1857
Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864Penitent Underwing
Catocala polygama (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782
Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866Praeclara Underwing
Catocala rejecta (de Waldheim, 1820)⇒ Catocala sponsa Linnaeus, 1767
Catocala relicta Walker, 1857Forsaken Underwing
Catocala residua Grote, 1874Residua Underwing
Catocala retecta Grote, 1872The Yellow-Gray Underwing
Catocala robinsoni (Grote, 1872)⇒ Catocala robinsonii Grote, 1872
Catocala semirelicta Grote, 1874Channel flounder
Catocala serena Edwards, 1864Serene Underwing
Catocala similis W.H. Edwards, 1864Similar Underwing
Catocala sordida Grote, 1877Blueberry underwing
Catocala subnata Grote, 1864Dab
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Catocala umbrosa Brou, 2002Cook's Robber Frog
Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858Once-married Underwing
Catocala uxor (Cramer, 1776)⇒ Catocala nymphagoga Esper, 1787
Catocala vidua Smith, 1797The Widow
Catocala whitneyi Dodge, 1874Whitney's Underwing
Celiptera discissa (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852
Celiptera elongatus (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852
Celiptera frustulum Guenée, 1852Black Bit Moth
Cissusa indiscreta H. Edwards, 1886Honeycomb filefish
Cissusa spadix Stoll, 1780Black Dotted Brown
Coenipeta medina Guenée, 1852
Diatenes orthodes Lower, 1903
Doryodes grandipennis Barnes & McD..., 1918Disc flounder
Doryodes spadaria Guenée, 1858Dull Doryodes
Drasteria adumbrata Behr, 1870Shadowy Arches
Drasteria conspicua
Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Drasteria edwardsii Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Drasteria grandirena Haworth, 1809Figure Seven Moth
Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818Coastal Graphic
Drasteria hastingsii (Edwards, 1878)⇒ Drasteria mirifica H. Edwards, 1878
Drasteria howlandii Grote, 1865
Drasteria hudsonica Grote & Robi..., 1865Halibuts
Drasteria mirifica H. Edwards, 1878
Drasteria ochracea Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robi..., 1866Cowhead Arches
Drasteria perpallida (H. Edwards, 1881)⇒ Drasteria mirifica H. Edwards, 1878
Drasteria perplexa Edwards, 1884Perplexed Arches
Drasteria petricola Walker, 1858Little Arches
Drasteria sabulosa Edwards, 1881Horned whiff
Drasteria saisani Staudinger, 1882
Drasteria socia (Behr, 1870)⇒ Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870
Drasteria tejonica Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Elygea apta Walker, 1858
Euclidia (Callistege) mi (Clerck, 1759)⇒ Callistege mi Clerck, 1759
Euclidia (Euclidia) ardita Franclemont, 1957Erebid Moth
Euclidia (Euclidia) cuspidea Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Euclystis guerini Guenée, 1852
Euparthenos nubilis Hübner, 1816Locust Underwing
Hemeroblemma mexicana Guenée, 1852
Herminiocala raphia Druce, 0
Laspeyria flexula Denis & Schi..., 1775Beautiful Hook-tip
Latebraria amphipyroides Guenée, 1852
Lesmone detrahens Walker, 1858Detracted Owlet
Lygephila pastinum Treitschke, 1826Blackneck
Lygephila victoria Grote, 1874
Matigramma pulverilinea Grote, 1872Dusty Lined Matigramma
Mecodina praecipua Walker, 1865
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Mimophisma delunaris Guenée, 1852
Mocis latipes Guenée, 1852Small Mocis
Mocis texana Morrison, 1875Texas Mocis
Nagia linteola Guenée, 1852
Ophisma tropicalis Guenée, 1852
Ophiusa trapezium Guenée, 1852
Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827Maple Looper
Perasia garnoti Guenée, 1852
Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818Common Oak
Phoberia ingenua (Walker, 1858)⇒ Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818
Phoberia porrigens (Hübner, 1818)⇒ Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818
Ptichodis immunis Guenée, 1852Cutworm moth
Scolecocampa liburna Geyer, 1823Dead Wood Borer Moth
Selenisa sueroides Guenée, 1852Legume caterpillar
Speiredonia zamis (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Speiredonia sandokana Zilli & Holl..., 2005
Spiloloma lunilinea Grote, 1873Moon Lined Moth
Stenoprora triplax Turner, 1944
Synedoida athabasca Neumoegen, 1883
Synedoida hudsonica (Grote & Robi..., 1865)⇒ Drasteria hudsonica Grote & Robi..., 1865
Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855Alfalfa Looper
Tathorhynchus exsiccatus (Lederer, 1855)⇒ Tathorhynchus fallax Lederer, 1855
Thysania agrippina Cramer, 1776Birdwing moth
Thysania zenobia Cramer, 1777Owl Moth
Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779Chaciope Deliana
Ypsora selenodes Hampson, 1926
Zale aeruginosa Guenée, 1852Green-dusted Zale
Zale albosquamulata Drury, 1773Black Zale Moth
Zale benesignata (Harvey, 1875)⇒ Zale duplicata Bethune, 1856
Zale calycanthata Smith & Abbot, 1797Double Banded Zale
Zale curema Smith, 1909Black-eyed Zale
Zale declarans Walker, 1857Dixie Zale
Zale duplicata Bethune, 1856Banded Similar-wing
Zale franclemonti (Bethune, 1865)⇒ Zale duplicata Bethune, 1856
Zale galbanata Morrison, 1876Maple Zale
Zale helata Smith, 1909Brown Spotted Zale
Zale horrida Hübner, 1818Horrid Zale
Zale intenta Walker, 1858Intent Zale
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale
Zale lunifera (Hübner, 1818)⇒ Zale lunata Drury, 1773
Zale metata Smith, 1909
Zale metatoides McDunnough, 1943Denseleaf draba
Zale minerea Guenée, 1852Colorful Zale
Zale nigricans (Drury, 1773)⇒ Zale undularis Drury, 1770
Zale obliqua Guenée, 1952Oblique Zale
Zale phaeocapna Franclemont, 1950Dun Zale Moth
Zale ruperti (McDunnough, 1943)⇒ Zale helata Smith, 1909
Zale submediana Strand, 1917Gray Spring Zale
Zale umbripennis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Zale undularis Drury, 1770
Zale undularis Drury, 1770Black Zale
Zale unilineata Grote, 1876One Lined Zale

Subnodes of Erebinae with occurrences in Canada
TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
23
149
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEuclidiini
Guenée, 1852
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHulodini
Moore, 1885
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOmopterini
Boisduval, 1833
4
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOphiusini
Guenée, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePoaphilini
Guenée, 1852
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThermesiini
Guenée, 1852
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Erebinae at artfakta.se
Erebinae at dyntaxa.se
Erebinae at itis.gov