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Checklist for Subfamily Erebinae Leach, 1815 (Erebine Moths)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
1354
4084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
944
3149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
898
3067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
487
1317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
242
771
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
38
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
38 Genera with 113 Species
#ABCDEFGHMNOPRST
Acantholipes Lederer, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Achaea Hübner, 189125SpeciesTaxom
Aedia Hübner, 19119SpeciesTaxom
Anua Walker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Artena Walker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Athyrma Hübner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Audea Walker, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Avitta Walker, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Bastilla Swinhoe, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Crypsotidia Rothschild, 19775SpeciesTaxom
Cyligramma Boisduval, 18447SpeciesTaxom
Delgamma Moore, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Entomogramma Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Erebus Latreille, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ericeia Walker, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Exophyla Guenée, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Facidia Walker, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Gracilodes Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Grammodes Guenée, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Hamodes Guenée, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Hypopyra Guenée, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Hypotacha Hampson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Mecodina Guenée, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Mocis Hübner, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Nagia Walker, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 17734SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pericyma Herrich-Schä..., 18581SpeciesTaxom
Platyja Hübner, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Plecoptera Guenée, 1926Stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Rhesala Walker, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Serrodes Guenée, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Sphingomorpha Guenée, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Sypnoides Hampson, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Tachosa Walker, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Thermesia Hübner, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Trigonodes Guenée, 17791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
113 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acantholipes circumdata Walker, 1858
Acantholipes trimeni Felder & Rog..., 1874
Achaea albicilia Walker, 1858
Achaea boris Geyer, 1837
Achaea catella Guenée, 1852Banded Achaea
Achaea catocalina Holland, 1894
Achaea catocaloides Guenée, 1852
Achaea echo Walker, 1858
Achaea ezea Cramer, 1779
Achaea faber Holland, 1894
Achaea finita Guenée, 1852Finite Achaea
Achaea illustrata Walker, 1858
Achaea indicabilis Walker, 1858
Achaea jamesoni Prout L. B., 1919
Achaea klugii (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Heliophisma klugii Boisduval, 1833
Achaea lienardi Boisduval, 1833Lienard's achaea
Achaea limbata (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Achaea finita Guenée, 1852
Achaea mania (Walker, 1858)⇒ Achaea nigristriata Laporte, 1979
Achaea mariaca (Plötz, 1880)⇒ Achaea echo Walker, 1858
Achaea mercatoria Fabricius, 1775
Achaea mormoides Walker, 1858
Achaea nigristriata Laporte, 1979
Achaea oblita (Walker, 1858)⇒ Achaea boris Geyer, 1837
Achaea occidens Hampson, 1913
Achaea rectivia Hampson, 1913
Achaea trapezoides Guenée, 1862
Achaea violaceofascia Saalmüller, 1891
Aedia cryptodisca Hampson, 1926
Aedia dipterygia Hampson, 1926
Aedia eburneana Hacker, 2016
Aedia iridocosma Bethune-Baker, 1911
Aedia iridocosma guineana Hacker, 2022
Aedia oligomelas Mabille, 1890
Aedia scotaea Hampson, 1926
Aedia virescens Hampson, 1902
Aedia xanthophaes Bethune-Baker, 1911
Anua recurvata (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Ophiusa recurvata Hampson, 1913
Artena occidens (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Achaea occidens Hampson, 1913
Athyrma discimacula Hampson, 1926
Audea endophaea (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Audea hemihyala Karsch, 1896
Audea hemihyala Karsch, 1896
Audea kathrina Kühne, 2005
Audea paulumnodosa Kühne, 2005
Avitta atripuncta Hampson, 1926
Avitta lineosa Saalmüller, 1891
Bastilla angularis Boisduval, 1833
Bastilla conjunctura Walker, 1858
Bastilla derogans Walker, 1858
Bastilla palpalis Walker, 1865
Crypsotidia maculifera Staudinger, 1898
Crypsotidia mesosema (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Crypsotidia postfusca Kühne, 2005
Crypsotidia piscicaudae Kühne, 2005
Crypsotidia postfusca Kühne, 2005
Crypsotidia remanei Wiltshire, 1977
Cyligramma amblyops Mabille, 1891
Cyligramma ambylops Mabille, 1891
Cyligramma buchholzi (Guérin-Ménev..., 1844)⇒ Cyligramma magum Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Cyligramma fluctuosa Drury, 1773
Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775Cream-striped owl
Cyligramma limacina Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Cyligramma magus Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Delgamma pangonia Guenée, 1852Strawberry Cutworm
Dysgonia angularis (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Bastilla angularis Boisduval, 1833
Dysgonia conjunctura Walker, 1858
Dysgonia derogans (Walker, 1858)⇒ Bastilla derogans Walker, 1858
Dysgonia humilis Holland, 1894
Dysgonia palpalis (Walker, 1865)⇒ Bastilla palpalis Walker, 1865
Dysgonia pudica Möschler, 1887
Dysgonia rectivia Hampson, 1913
Dysgonia torrida Guenée, 1852Jigsaw
Entomogramma pardus Guenée, 1852
Erebus walkeri Butler, 1875
Ericeia congregata Walker, 1858
Ericeia congressa Walker, 1858
Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Exophyla melanocleis Hampson, 1926
Facidia fenestratum Möschler, 1888
Gracilodes nysa Guenée, 1852
Grammodes bifasciata Petagna, 1787Parallel Lines
Grammodes congesta Berio, 1956
Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775Geometrician
Hamodes simplicia Weymer, 1892
Hypopyra allardi Oberthür, 1878
Hypopyra capensis Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Hypotacha antrummagna Kuehne, 2005
Hypotacha ochribasalis Hampson, 1896
Mecodina apicia Hampson, 1926
Mecodina nigripuncta Hampson, 1926
Mocis conveniens Walker, 1858Pale Brown Lines
Mocis mayeri Boisduval, 1833
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Nagia homotona Hampson, 1926
Nagia microsema Hampson, 1926
Nagia monosema Hampson, 1926
Ophiusa conspicienda Walker, 1858
Ophiusa recurvata Hampson, 1913
Ophiusa subdiversa Prout L. B., 1919
Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773Green drab
Parallelia pudica (Möschler, 1888)⇒ Dysgonia pudica Möschler, 1887
Pericyma mendax Walker, 1858
Platyja fenestratum Möschler, 1887
Platyja semifimbria Walker, 1858
Platyja vacillans Walker, 1858
Plecoptera melanoscia Hampson, 1926
Rhesala goleta Felder & Rog..., 1874
Rhesala moestalis Walker, 1866
Serrodes trispila Mabille, 1890
Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777
Sypnoides equatorialis Holland, 1894
Tachosa acronyctoides Walker, 1869
Tachosa una (Möschler, 1887)⇒ Tachosa acronyctoides Walker, 1869
Thermesia apistis Plötz, 1880
Thermesia lumma Plötz, 1880
Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779Chaciope Deliana

Subnodes of Erebinae with occurrences in Ghana
TribeAudeini
Whitshire, 1990
4
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
21
74
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeErebini
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHulodini
Moore, 1885
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHypopyrini
Guenée, 1852
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePericymini
Wiltshire, 1976
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSypnini
Holloway, 2005
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeThermesiini
Guenée, 1852
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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