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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
187
1182
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
174
1150
2105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
111
920
1802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
29
310
532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
217
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
205
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
109
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
55
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
16
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Niger
16 Genera with 26 Species
Acantholipes Lederer, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Achaea Hübner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Aedia Hübner, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Cerocala Boisduval, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Crypsotidia Rothschild, 19017SpeciesTaxom
Cyligramma Boisduval, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptonyx Hampson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Grammodes Guenée, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Heteropalpia Berio, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hypotacha Hampson, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Lygephila Billberg, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mocis Hübner, 20002SpeciesTaxom
Pandesma Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tytroca Wiltshire, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Niger
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acantholipes circumdata Walker, 1858
Achaea catella Guenée, 1852Banded Achaea
Achaea oblita (Walker, 1858)⇒ Achaea boris Geyer, 1837
Aedia nigrescens Wallengren, 1856
Aedia nigrescens nigrescens Wallengren, 1856
Cerocala caelata Karsch, 1896
Crypsotidia griseola Rothschild, 1921
Crypsotidia maculifera Staudinger, 1898
Crypsotidia mesosema (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Crypsotidia postfusca Kühne, 2005
Crypsotidia postfusca Kühne, 2005
Crypsotidia remanei Wiltshire, 1977
Crypsotidia voolastoni (Rothschild, 1901)⇒ Crypsotidia maculifera Staudinger, 1898
Crypsotidia wollastoni (Rothschild, 1901)⇒ Crypsotidia maculifera Staudinger, 1898
Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775Cream-striped owl
Cyligramma limacina Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Dysgonia torrida Guenée, 1852Jigsaw
Gnamptonyx innexa Walker, 1858
Grammodes buchanani Rothschild, 1921
Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775Geometrician
Heteropalpia acrosticta Puneler, 1904
Hypotacha fiorii Berio, 1943
Lygephila exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)⇒ Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855
Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Pandesma robusta Walker, 1858
Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855Alfalfa Looper
Tytroca dispar Püngeler, 1904

Subnodes of Erebinae with occurrences in Niger
TribeAudeini
Whitshire, 1990
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
12
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePandesmini
Wiltshire, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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