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Checklist for Subfamily Erebinae Leach, 1815 (Erebine Moths)
and region Montserrat (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
169
663
931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
169
663
931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
165
658
924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
102
479
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
196
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
196
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
196
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
159
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
151
205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
78
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
30
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
8
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Montserrat
8 Genera with 9 Species
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bocula Guenée, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Lygephila Billberg, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Lyncestis Walker, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Plecoptera Guenée, 1955Stoneflies1SpeciesTaxom
Tachosa Walker, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Montserrat
9 Species
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Bocula lamottei Fletcher D. ..., 1955
Lygephila craccae Denis & Schi..., 1775Scarce black-neck
Lygephila fonti Yela & Calle, 1990
Lyncestis grandidieri Viette, 1968
Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852Famelica Melipotis Moth
Plecoptera mollardi Fletcher & V..., 1955
Tachosa malagasy (Viette, 1966)⇒ Tachosa acronyctoides Walker, 1869
Zale fictilis Guenée, 1852

Subnodes of Erebinae with occurrences in Montserrat
TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOmopterini
Boisduval, 1833
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOphiusini
Guenée, 1837
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeThermesiini
Guenée, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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