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Taxonomy of Subfamily Erebinae Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
322
33641
568299
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
208
32654
567261
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
197
32461
565431
Families
Genera
Species
DivisionDitrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers
186
32290
560864
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
74
20388
404639
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
66
18154
371101
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
25
9782
130745
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
3372
55024
Genera
Species
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
315
8258
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Erebinae Leach, 1815
TribeAmphigoniini
1
9
Genus
Species
TribeAudeini
Whitshire, 1990
7
154
Genera
Species
TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
87
4798
Genera
Species
TribeCocytiini
Boisduval, 1828
6
57
Genera
Species
TribeErcheiini
0
0
Genera
Species
TribeErebini
Leach, 1815
2
156
Genera
Species
TribeEuclidiini
Guenée, 1852
6
122
Genera
Species
TribeHulodini
Moore, 1885
5
148
Genera
Species
TribeHypopyrini
Guenée, 1852
4
137
Genera
Species
TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
10
206
Genera
Species
TribeMetipotini
Grote, 1895
  ⇒ Melipotini
0
0
Genera
Species
TribeOmmatophorini
Guenée, 1852
1
4
Genus
Species
TribeOmopterini
Boisduval, 1833
  ⇒ Ophiusini
15
376
Genera
Species
TribeOphiusini
Guenée, 1837
  ⇒ Ophiusina
10
121
Genera
Species
TribePandesmini
Wiltshire, 1990
  ⇒ Ophiusina
1
24
Genus
Species
TribePericymini
Wiltshire, 1976
  ⇒ Ophiusina
2
135
Genera
Species
TribePoaphilini
Guenée, 1852
5
109
Genera
Species
TribeSypnini
Holloway, 2005
5
164
Genera
Species
TribeThermesiini
Guenée, 1852
7
223
Genera
Species
GenusAcanthodica
Schaus, 1894
20Species
GenusAdiopa
Schaus, 1940
2Species
GenusAdris
Moore, 1881
  ⇒ Eudocima
7Species
GenusAgamana
Walker, 1866
15Species
GenusAlapadna
Turner, 1902
3Species
GenusAlophosoma
Turner, 1929
5Species
GenusAmpelasia
Schaus, 1913
2Species
GenusAmphiongia
Hampson, 1926
3Species
GenusArcte
Kollar, 1844
15Species
GenusArmana
Swinhoe, 1890
1Species
GenusAttonda
Swinhoe, 1919
12Species
GenusBolica
Walker, 1862
1Species
GenusBoryza
Walker, 1858
2Species
GenusCalesia
Guenée, 1852
46Species
GenusCarocala
1Species
GenusCasandra
0Species
GenusCephena
Moore, 1882
2Species
GenusCeromacra
Guenée, 1852
9Species
GenusChamyna
Hubner, 1821
11Species
GenusChilkasa
Swinhoe, 1885
3Species
GenusChodda
Walker, 1863
  ⇒ Dorsippa
6Species
GenusCocytodes
Kollar, 1844
  ⇒ Arcte
4Species
GenusCodonia
Hübner, 1822
  ⇒ Matella
2Species
GenusCorcobara
Moore, 1882
4Species
GenusCortyta
Walker, 1858
25Species
GenusCultripalpa
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
5Species
GenusCyclopis
Hubner, 1821
1Species
GenusCyclopteryx
Packard, 1864
  ⇒ Adoneta
7Species
GenusCyligramma
Boisduval, 1833
37Species
GenusDahlia
Pagenstecher, 1900
9Species
GenusDavea
Berio, 1959
  ⇒ Audea
4Species
GenusDiascia
Hampson, 1926
3Species
GenusDiatenes
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
16Species
GenusDiopa
Walker, 1858
5Species
GenusDonuca
Walker, 1865
11Species
GenusDrepanoperas
Hampson, 1926
1Species
GenusDunira
Moore, 1885
16Species
GenusDyomyx
Guenée, 1852
30Species
GenusDyops
Guenée, 1852
21Species
GenusEclipsea
Hampson, 1926
3Species
GenusEcpatia
Turner, 1902
17Species
GenusEgone
Walker, 1863
6Species
GenusElygea
Billberg, 1820
  ⇒ Eudocima
4Species
GenusEncruphion
Schaus, 1914
6Species
GenusEnmonodia
Walker, 1858
  ⇒ Hypopyra
3Species
GenusEntomogramma
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
23Species
GenusEubryopterella
Roepke, 1938
3Species
GenusEudesmeola
Hampson, 1926
3Species
GenusEudyops
Hampson, 1926
6Species
GenusEuephyra
Hübner, 1822
  ⇒ Matella
2Species
GenusEutrogia
Hampson, 1926
7Species
GenusFacidia
Walker, 1865
17Species
GenusFalana
Moore, 1882
2Species
GenusForbesia
1Species
GenusGlenopteris
Hubner, 1821
9Species
GenusGoniohelia
Hampson, 1926
5Species
GenusGorgone
Hubner, 1821
48Species
GenusGracilodes
Guenée, 1852
13Species
GenusHerminiocala
Hampson, 1913
8Species
GenusHerminodes
Guenée, 1852
41Species
GenusHeterormista
Swinhoe, 1901
5Species
GenusHeterospila
Guenée, 1852
6Species
GenusHypaetra
Hübner, 1823
  ⇒ Anereuthina
19Species
GenusHypenaria
Guenée, 1852
  ⇒ Gorgone
0Species
GenusHyposemansis
Hampson, 1895
15Species
GenusIlsea
Schaus, 1906
5Species
GenusIpnista
Schaus, 1916
2Species
GenusKhadira
Moore, 1881
  ⇒ Eudocima
4Species
GenusLagoptera
Hübner, 1824
  ⇒ Thyas
22Species
GenusLepidodes
Guenée, 1852
  ⇒ Cacostomus
6Species
GenusLeucophthalmia
Hübner, 1822
  ⇒ Matella
0Species
GenusLignicida
Swinhoe, 1905
2Species
GenusLois
Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
  ⇒ Poliothripa
1Species
GenusLopharthrum
Hampson, 1895
2Species
GenusMacrodes
Guenée, 1854
  ⇒ Neonomopleus
8Species
GenusMalatrogia
Hampson, 1926
1Species
GenusMarapana
Moore, 1885
9Species
GenusMatella
Hübner, 1822
  ⇒ Ephyra
0Species
GenusMazacyla
Walker, 1865
4Species
GenusMeranda
Walker, 1866
7Species
GenusMetopta
Swinhoe, 1900
3Species
GenusMicreremites
Warren, 1891
17Species
GenusMopothila
Nye, 1975
1Species
GenusNagia
Walker, 1858
  ⇒ Nagiella
37Species
GenusNeogabara
Wileman & West, 1929
1Species
GenusNiguza
Walker, 1858
6Species
GenusObroatis
Walker, 1858
22Species
GenusOphideres
Boisduval, 1832
  ⇒ Eudocima
34Species
GenusOroscopa
Druce, 1891
19Species
GenusOxidercia
Hubner, 1825
26Species
GenusOxydercia
Agassiz, 1847
  ⇒ Oxidercia
0Species
GenusOxyodes
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
22Species
GenusPachythalia
Warren, 1897
  ⇒ Matella
1Species
GenusPanagrapta
2Species
GenusParaceliptera
Draudt, 1940
3Species
GenusParachabora
Warren, 1889
7Species
GenusPararcte
Hampson, 1926
3Species
GenusPasipeda
Guenée, 1852
  ⇒ Dysgonia
0Species
GenusPeosina
Guenée, 1852
  ⇒ Hemeroblemma
5Species
GenusPhaeoblemma
Hampson, 1926
7Species
GenusPilipectus
Bethune-Baker, 1910
6Species
GenusPindara
Moore, 1885
  ⇒ Dysgonia
6Species
GenusPitara
Walker, 1858
4Species
GenusPlatyjionia
Hampson, 1926
2Species
GenusPleurona
Walker, 1866
6Species
GenusPolydesmiola
Strand, 1916
6Species
GenusProrocopis
Meyrick, 1897
12Species
GenusProstenodes
Warren, 1903
  ⇒ Matella
1Species
GenusPseudbarydia
Hampson, 1924
11Species
GenusPseudogerespa
Hampson, 1926
6Species
GenusPseudogyrtona
Bethune-Baker, 1908
19Species
GenusPsimada
Walker, 1858
7Species
GenusPterhemia
Guenée, 1854
10Species
GenusPurbia
Moore, 1881
  ⇒ Eudocima
1Species
GenusRadosa
Nye, 1975
2Species
GenusRamadasa
Moore, 1877
8Species
GenusRema
Swinhoe, 1900
8Species
GenusRhanidophora
Wallengren, 1859
15Species
GenusRhapsa
Walker, 1866
6Species
GenusRhesala
Walker, 1858
46Species
GenusRhesalides
Prout, 1921
9Species
GenusRhytia
Hübner, 1816
  ⇒ Eudocima
9Species
GenusSanys
Guenée, 1852
18Species
GenusSericia
Guenée, 1852
  ⇒ Speiredonia
23Species
GenusSmyra
Moschler, 1880
7Species
GenusSosxetra
Walker, 1862
  ⇒ Eudoxinna
4Species
GenusSphingomorpha
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
8Species
GenusStellidia
Guenée, 1857
23Species
GenusStenoprora
Hampson, 1926
7Species
GenusStreptopteron
Swinhoe, 1892
  ⇒ Matella
2Species
GenusSynedoida
Edwards, 1878
  ⇒ Drasteria
51Species
GenusTalmela
Walker, 1859
  ⇒ Spectrophysa
1Species
GenusTautobriga
Walker, 1869
3Species
GenusThoracolophotos
Bethune-Baker, 1906
3Species
GenusThyrostipa
Hampson, 1926
3Species
GenusTrigonochrostia
Hampson, 1926
1Species
GenusVeia
Walker, 1863
6Species
GenusXanthanomis
Hampson, 1926
10Species
GenusXenogenes
Meyrick, 1910
6Species
GenusYidalpta
Nye, 1975
6Species
GenusYpsora
Schaus, 1901
5Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Erebinae
EnglishErebine Moths
SwedishOrdensflyn
FinnishRitariyökköset


Distribution and Species lists of Erebinae Leach, 1815
#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVYZ
Afghanistan
16 Genera  24 Species
Albania
20 Genera  37 Species
Algeria
21 Genera  63 Species
Andorra
12 Genera  28 Species
Angola
27 Genera  59 Species
Antigua and Barbuda
3 Genera  3 Species
Argentina
33 Genera  64 Species
Armenia
7 Genera  18 Species
Australia
111 Genera  394 Species
Austria
21 Genera  49 Species
Azerbaijan
12 Genera  27 Species
Bahamas
9 Genera  10 Species
Bahrain
10 Genera  18 Species
Bangladesh
12 Genera  22 Species
Barbados
1 Genus  1 Species
Belarus
10 Genera  24 Species
Belgium
11 Genera  22 Species
Belize
10 Genera  14 Species
Benin
8 Genera  12 Species
Bhutan
9 Genera  10 Species
Bolivia
46 Genera  76 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
18 Genera  50 Species
Botswana
29 Genera  59 Species
Brazil
54 Genera  132 Species
Brunei
3 Genera  9 Species
Bulgaria
20 Genera  58 Species
Burkina Faso
23 Genera  43 Species
Burundi
11 Genera  17 Species
Cambodia
24 Genera  34 Species
Cameroon
31 Genera  105 Species
Canada
49 Genera  210 Species
Cape Verde
24 Genera  47 Species
Central African Republic
7 Genera  11 Species
Chad
7 Genera  11 Species
Chile
12 Genera  19 Species
China
74 Genera  273 Species
Colombia
49 Genera  76 Species
Comoros
22 Genera  59 Species
Cook Islands
10 Genera  14 Species
Costa Rica
103 Genera  395 Species
Croatia
17 Genera  49 Species
Cuba
73 Genera  180 Species
Cyprus
16 Genera  41 Species
Czech Republic
27 Genera  46 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
49 Genera  236 Species
Denmark
12 Genera  25 Species
Djibouti
11 Genera  12 Species
Dominica
2 Genera  2 Species
Dominican Republic
23 Genera  37 Species
East Timor
3 Genera  3 Species
Ecuador
31 Genera  58 Species
Egypt
24 Genera  57 Species
El Salvador
8 Genera  7 Species
Equatorial Guinea
11 Genera  27 Species
Eritrea
26 Genera  55 Species
Estonia
9 Genera  20 Species
Ethiopia
45 Genera  164 Species
Fiji
35 Genera  104 Species
Finland
12 Genera  27 Species
France
51 Genera  139 Species
Gabon
27 Genera  89 Species
Gambia
30 Genera  66 Species
Georgia
27 Genera  81 Species
Germany
23 Genera  46 Species
Ghana
38 Genera  113 Species
Greece
34 Genera  114 Species
Grenada
5 Genera  6 Species
Guatemala
28 Genera  46 Species
Guinea
10 Genera  22 Species
Guinea-Bissau
3 Genera  4 Species
Guyana
22 Genera  33 Species
Haiti
4 Genera  4 Species
Honduras
58 Genera  121 Species
Hungary
11 Genera  34 Species
Iceland
6 Genera  12 Species
India
105 Genera  410 Species
Indonesia
82 Genera  329 Species
Iran
32 Genera  146 Species
Iraq
11 Genera  30 Species
Ireland
6 Genera  9 Species
Israel
32 Genera  111 Species
Italy
29 Genera  76 Species
Ivory Coast
22 Genera  58 Species
Jamaica
30 Genera  70 Species
Japan
61 Genera  201 Species
Jordan
20 Genera  40 Species
Kazakhstan
9 Genera  33 Species
Kenya
54 Genera  232 Species
Kiribati
1 Genus  1 Species
Kuwait
7 Genera  8 Species
Kyrgyzstan
5 Genera  13 Species
Laos
15 Genera  16 Species
Latvia
5 Genera  15 Species
Lebanon
17 Genera  51 Species
Lesotho
16 Genera  27 Species
Liberia
83 Genera  195 Species
Libya
8 Genera  11 Species
Liechtenstein
4 Genera  5 Species
Lithuania
7 Genera  19 Species
Luxembourg
9 Genera  21 Species
Madagascar
56 Genera  266 Species
Malawi
48 Genera  163 Species
Malaysia
73 Genera  152 Species
Maldives
5 Genera  5 Species
Mali
7 Genera  14 Species
Malta
13 Genera  23 Species
Marshall Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritania
27 Genera  57 Species
Mauritius
23 Genera  74 Species
Mexico
104 Genera  312 Species
Micronesia
23 Genera  33 Species
Moldova
12 Genera  33 Species
Mongolia
10 Genera  39 Species
Montenegro
5 Genera  5 Species
Morocco
13 Genera  21 Species
Mozambique
45 Genera  119 Species
Myanmar
31 Genera  42 Species
Namibia
35 Genera  90 Species
Nepal
18 Genera  24 Species
Netherlands
18 Genera  34 Species
New Zealand
17 Genera  29 Species
Nicaragua
13 Genera  18 Species
Niger
16 Genera  26 Species
Nigeria
51 Genera  157 Species
Niue
3 Genera  4 Species
North Korea
4 Genera  10 Species
Norway
10 Genera  53 Species
Oman
27 Genera  79 Species
Pakistan
29 Genera  48 Species
Palau
14 Genera  13 Species
Palestine
5 Genera  10 Species
Panama
55 Genera  108 Species
Papua New Guinea
36 Genera  73 Species
Paraguay
12 Genera  13 Species
Peru
37 Genera  55 Species
Philippines
42 Genera  90 Species
Poland
9 Genera  26 Species
Portugal
18 Genera  33 Species
Qatar
5 Genera  5 Species
Republic of the Congo
6 Genera  9 Species
Republic South Africa
68 Genera  417 Species
Romania
16 Genera  41 Species
Russia
40 Genera  196 Species
Rwanda
18 Genera  51 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
8 Genera  13 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
3 Genera  8 Species
San Marino
4 Genera  8 Species
São Tomé and Príncipe
20 Genera  64 Species
Saudi Arabia
31 Genera  103 Species
Senegal
29 Genera  64 Species
Serbia
9 Genera  13 Species
Seychelles
21 Genera  43 Species
Sierra Leone
28 Genera  110 Species
Singapore
41 Genera  62 Species
Slovakia
9 Genera  30 Species
Slovenia
17 Genera  47 Species
Solomon Islands
31 Genera  67 Species
Somalia
34 Genera  99 Species
Somaliland
22 Genera  39 Species
South Korea
35 Genera  85 Species
South Sudan
22 Genera  48 Species
Spain
51 Genera  100 Species
Sri Lanka
63 Genera  161 Species
Sudan
29 Genera  83 Species
Suriname
25 Genera  45 Species
Sweden
40 Genera  108 Species
Switzerland
18 Genera  39 Species
Syria
9 Genera  23 Species
Taiwan
81 Genera  265 Species
Tajikistan
9 Genera  22 Species
Tanzania
48 Genera  209 Species
Thailand
58 Genera  155 Species
Togo
11 Genera  16 Species
Tonga
10 Genera  14 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
48 Genera  79 Species
Tunisia
12 Genera  14 Species
Turkey
31 Genera  121 Species
Turkmenistan
16 Genera  54 Species
Tuvalu
1 Genus  1 Species
Uganda
41 Genera  141 Species
Ukraine
18 Genera  65 Species
United Arab Emirates
22 Genera  47 Species
United Kingdom
40 Genera  131 Species
Uruguay
3 Genera  12 Species
USA
127 Genera  693 Species
Uzbekistan
11 Genera  22 Species
Vanuatu
10 Genera  14 Species
Venezuela
26 Genera  42 Species
Vietnam
34 Genera  61 Species
Yemen
38 Genera  136 Species
Zambia
41 Genera  145 Species
Zimbabwe
52 Genera  195 Species


Distribution on islands
#ABCDEFGIKLMNPRSTVW
Aldabra Group
10 Genera  16 Species
Alnön
3 Genera  5 Species
Anholt
5 Genera  10 Species
Anjouan
2 Genera  2 Species
Azores
13 Genera  15 Species
Banks Island
4 Genera  4 Species
Basse-Terre Island
6 Genera  5 Species
Bruny Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Brønnøya
2 Genera  4 Species
Caroline Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Danish Wadden Islands
4 Genera  6 Species
Dunk Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Easter Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Fårö (Denmark)
1 Genus  1 Species
Farquhar Group
2 Genera  3 Species
Fuerteventura
1 Genus  1 Species
Glorioso Islands
4 Genera  5 Species
Gran Canaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Grande Comore
12 Genera  16 Species
Grande-Terre
1 Genus  1 Species
Isla Grande
1 Genus  1 Species
Islands of Chile
10 Genera  18 Species
Kirkeøy
1 Genus  1 Species
Kodiak Island
1 Genus  1 Species
La Digue
4 Genera  4 Species
La Gomera
2 Genera  2 Species
Långören
3 Genera  8 Species
Lanzarote
1 Genus  1 Species
Lord Howe Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Macaronesia
39 Genera  71 Species
Magnetic Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Mahé
11 Genera  17 Species
Mandø
1 Genus  2 Species
Moa Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Mohéli
6 Genera  9 Species
Northern Line Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Porto Santo Island
2 Genera  2 Species
Prince of Wales Island (Queensland)
3 Genera  3 Species
Puhtu
3 Genera  7 Species
Rügen
1 Genus  1 Species
Ruhnu
4 Genera  6 Species
Rømø
4 Genera  5 Species
Santa Catalina Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Catalina Island (California)
1 Genus  1 Species
Santa Cruz Island
7 Genera  10 Species
Santa Cruz Island (California)
7 Genera  9 Species
Santa Maria Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Southern Line Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Store Færder
2 Genera  3 Species
Stradbroke Island
1 Genus  1 Species
Thursday Island
2 Genera  2 Species
Vancouver Island
11 Genera  31 Species
Vilm
1 Genus  1 Species
Wellington
8 Genera  16 Species


Found in fossile formations


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