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Checklist for Subfamily Erebinae Leach, 1815 (Erebine Moths)
and region Central Uganda (Uganda)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
891
1497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
891
1497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
155
846
1415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
126
781
1337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
372
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
372
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
372
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
256
534
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
241
518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
65
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
37
54
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Uganda
5 Genera with 6 Species
Achaea Hübner, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Erebus Latreille, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Gracilodes Guenée, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Sphingomorpha Guenée, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Uganda
6 Species
Achaea cupreitincta Hampson, 1918
Erebus atavistis Hampson, 1913
Gracilodes nyctichroa Hampson, 1926
Gracilodes nysa Guenée, 1852
Ophiusa rubrescens (Prout L. B., 1919)⇒ Ophiusa conspicienda Walker, 1858
Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777

Subnodes of Erebinae with occurrences in Central Uganda
TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeErebini
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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