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Checklist for Subfamily Erebinae Leach, 1815 (Erebine Moths)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
488
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
467
884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
221
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
109
208
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
30
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
30 Genera with 70 Species
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Acanthodica Schaus, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Achaea Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Argidia Guenée, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Boryzops Richards, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Bulia Walker, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Calyptis Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1852Underwing moths6SpeciesTaxom
Celiptera Guenée, 17812SpeciesTaxom
Coenipeta Hübner, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Dyomyx Guenée, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Elousa Walker, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Epidromia Guenée, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Euclystis Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hemeroblemma Hübner, 17732SpeciesTaxom
Kakopoda Smith, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lesmone Hübner, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Letis Hübner, 18213SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 185212SpeciesTaxom
Metria Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Mocis Hübner, 17946SpeciesTaxom
Ophisma Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Panula Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pararcte Hampson, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Perasia Hübner, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Ptichodis Hübner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Selenisa Hayward, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thysania Dalman, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Trigonodes Guenée, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18525SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
70 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthodica emittens Walker, 1857
Achaea ablunaris Guenée, 1852Moth
Argidia palmipes Guenée, 1852
Argidia penicillata Möschler, 1866
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Boryzops purissima Dyar, 1911
Boryzops purissimus Dyar, 1910
Boryzops similis Druce, 1901
Bulia bolinalis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Bulia confirmans Walker, 1858
Bulia confirmans Walker, 1858
Calyptis iter Guenée, 1852
Catocala actaea actaea
Catocala cerogama Guenée, 1852Yellow Banded Underwing
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala judith Strecker, 1874Channel flounder
Catocala minuta W.H. Edwards, 1864Little Underwing
Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852Old Wife Underwing
Celiptera cometophora Hampson, 1913
Celiptera levina Stoll, 1781
Coenipeta bibitrix Hubner, 1823
Coenipeta diffusa Walker, 1857
Dyomyx inferior Herrich-Schä..., 1869
Elousa albicans Walker, 1857Cutworm moth
Epidromia pannosa Guenée, 1852Cutworm moth
Epidromia poaphiloides Guenée, 1852
Epidromia suffusa Walker, 1858
Epidromia zetophora (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Epidromia pannosa Guenée, 1852
Euclystis angularis Möschler, 1886
Hemeroblemma numeria Drury, 1770
Hemeroblemma opigena Drury, 1773
Kakopoda progenies Guenée, 1852
Lesmone formularis Geyer, 1837Lesmone Moth
Letis hercyna Drury, 1773
Letis mycerina Cramer, 1777
Letis specularis Hübner, 1821
Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852Royal Poinciana Moth
Melipotis agrotoides Walker, 1857
Melipotis brunnearis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis contorta Guenée, 1852
Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852Famelica Melipotis Moth
Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823Fasciolated Melipotis
Melipotis januaris Guenée, 1852January Melipotis
Melipotis limitata (Möeschler, 1886)⇒ Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis novanda Guenée, 1852
Melipotis ochrodes Guenée, 1852
Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis sinualis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852
Metria irresoluta Walker, 1858
Mocis diffluens Guenée, 1852
Mocis disseverans Walker, 1858Yellow Mocis
Mocis megas (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Mocis repanda Fabricius, 1794
Mocis munda (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Mocis repanda Fabricius, 1794
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Mocis repanda Fabricius, 1794Grass looper
Ophisma tropicalis Guenée, 1852
Panula inconstans Guenée, 1852
Pararcte schneideriana Stoll, 1780
Perasia garnoti Guenée, 1852
Perasia ora Cramer, 1776
Ptichodis herbarum Guenée, 1858Common Ptichodis
Ptichodis immunis Guenée, 1852Cutworm moth
Selenisa sueroides Guenée, 1852Legume caterpillar
Thysania zenobia Cramer, 1777Owl Moth
Trigonodes lucasii Guenée, 1852
Trigonodes problematica (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Trigonodes lucasii Guenée, 1852
Zale fictilis Guenée, 1852
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale
Zale plumbeolinea Hampson, 1918
Zale rufosa Hampson, 1913
Zale strigimacula Guenée, 1852

Subnodes of Erebinae with occurrences in Jamaica
TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
10
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEuclidiini
Guenée, 1852
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOmopterini
Boisduval, 1833
5
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOphiusini
Guenée, 1837
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeThermesiini
Guenée, 1852
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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