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Checklist for Subfamily Erebinae Leach, 1815 (Erebine Moths)
and region El Dorado County (Eastern California, California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
305
1529
2459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
304
1528
2458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
290
1485
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
210
1265
2081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
364
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
364
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
36
364
571
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
281
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
257
440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
102
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
26
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
8
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for El Dorado County
8 Genera with 21 Species
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17803SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1818Underwing moths7SpeciesTaxom
Diatenes Guenée, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18705SpeciesTaxom
Litocala Harvey, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Syneda Guenée, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18832SpeciesTaxom


Species list for El Dorado County
21 Species
Caenurgina caerulea Grote, 1873Cerulean Looper Moth
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala aholibah Strecker, 1874Aholibah Underwing
Catocala californica W.H. Edwards, 1864An Underwing Moth
Catocala grotiana Bailey, 1879Bridled triggerfish
Catocala irene Behr, 1870Bluefin filefish
Catocala junctura Walker, 1857Catocala arizonae
Catocala ophelia H. Edwards, 1880Bigspotted triggerfish
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Diatenes orthodes Lower, 1903
Drasteria adumbrata Behr, 1870Shadowy Arches
Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Drasteria edwardsii Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Drasteria graphica Hübner, 1818Coastal Graphic
Drasteria ochracea Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Litocala sexsignata Harvey, 1875Litocala Moth
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Zale rubi Edwards, 1881Fivelined tonguesole
Zale termina Grote, 1883

Subnodes of Erebinae with occurrences in El Dorado County
TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOmopterini
Boisduval, 1833
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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