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Checklist for Subfamily Erebinae Leach, 1815 (Erebine Moths)
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
2119
7032
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
79
2113
7001
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
75
2091
6926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
1280
3504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
1097
2805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
524
1308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
184
390
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
42
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
42 Genera with 96 Species
#ABCDEGLMNOPRSTZ
Achaea Hübner, 17754SpeciesTaxom
Aedia Hübner, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Anua Walker, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Arcte Kollar, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Athyrma Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Audea Walker, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Avatha Walker, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Bastilla Swinhoe, 18865SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 2017Underwing moths8SpeciesTaxom
Clytie Hübner, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Diatenes Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Entomogramma Guenée, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Ericeia Walker, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Eudesmeola Hampson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Grammodes Guenée, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Lacera Guenée, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Laspeyria Germar, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Lygephila Billberg, 18223SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Mocis Hübner, 18306SpeciesTaxom
Nagia Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Oxyodes Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pandesma Guenée, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Pantydia Guenée, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Pericyma Herrich-Schä..., 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pindara Moore, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rhapsa Walker, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Rhesalides Prout, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sericia Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Serrodes Guenée, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Speiredonia Hübner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tachosa Walker, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Trigonodes Guenée, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Achaea basobscura Berio, 1965
Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758Caster oil looper
Achaea robinsoni Holloway, 1982
Achaea serva Fabricius, 1775
Aedia leucomelas Linnaeus, 1758Eastern Alchymist
Aedia sericea Butler, 1882
Anua coronata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ 
Anua indiscriminata (Hampson, 1893)⇒ Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852
Anua timorensis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852
Anua tongaensis (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852
Arcte coerula Guenée, 1852Ramie Moth
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Athyrma discolor Fabricius, 1794
Audea albiforma Kühne, 2005
Audea kathrina Kühne, 2005
Audea paulumnodosa Kühne, 2005
Avatha discolor Fabricius, 1794
Bastilla arctotaenia Guenée, 1852
Bastilla insularum Orhant, 2002
Bastilla marquesanus Collenette, 1928
Bastilla tahitiensis Orhant, 2002
Bastilla vitiensis Butler, 1886
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala (Catocala) adultera Ménétriés, 1856
Catocala (Catocala) fraxini Linnaeus, 1767Blue Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) nupta Linnaeus, 1767Red Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) pacta Linnaeus, 1758
Catocala actaea actaea
Catocala (Mormonia) sponsa Linnaeus, 1767Dark Crimson Underwing
Catocala junctura Walker, 1857Catocala arizonae
Catocala katsumii Kons Jr, Bor..., 2017
Clytie legraini Hacker, 2001
Clytie omana Wiltshire, 1975
Diatenes aglossoides Guenée, 1852
Drasteria petricola Walker, 1858Little Arches
Dysgonia arctotaenia (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Bastilla arctotaenia Guenée, 1852
Dysgonia ningi Plötz, 1880
Dysgonia prisca (Walker, 1858)⇒ Pindara prisca Walker, 1858
Ericeia certilinea (Prout, 1929)⇒ Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Ericeia levuensis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Ericeia sobria Walker, 1858
Euclidia (Callistege) mi (Clerck, 1759)⇒ Callistege mi Clerck, 1759
Euclidia (Euclidia) cuspidea Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Euclidia (Euclidia) glyphica Linnaeus, 1758Burnet Companion
Eudesmeola lawsoni Felder, 1874
Grammodes ocellata Tepper, 1890
Grammodes oculicola Walker, 1858
Grammodes pulcherrima Lucas, 1892
Lacera capella (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794
Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794
Laspeyria flexula Denis & Schi..., 1775Beautiful Hook-tip
Lygephila exsiccata (Lederer, 1855)⇒ Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855
Lygephila pastinum Treitschke, 1826Blackneck
Lygephila viciae Hübner, 1822
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Mocis alterna Walker, 1858Bean looper
Mocis demonstrans (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830
Mocis discrepans (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830
Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830The Triple-barred
Nagia linteola Guenée, 1852
Ophiusa coronata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ 
Ophiusa disjungens Walker, 1858Guava moth
Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852
Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852Moth
Pandesma submurina Walker, 1865
Pantydia canescens (Walker, 1869)⇒ Pantydia diemeni Guenée, 1852
Pantydia diemeni Guenée, 1852
Pantydia metaspila Walker, 1857
Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852Noctuid Moth
Parallelia marquesanus Collenette, 1929
Parallelia prisca (Walker, 1858)⇒ Pindara prisca Walker, 1858
Pericyma cruegeri Butler, 1886Poinciana Looper
Pindara prisca Walker, 1858
Rhapsa scotosialis Walker, 1865Slender owlet moth
Rhapsa suscitatalis Walker, 1858
Rhesalides curvata Lucas, 1895
Sericia anops (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Speiredonia mutabilis Fabricius, 1794
Serrodes campana (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Serrodes partita Fabricius, 1775
Serrodes mediopallens Prout, 1924
Serrodes partita Fabricius, 1775Catapult moth
Speiredonia mutabilis Fabricius, 1794
Speiredonia spectans Guenée, 1852Granny's Cloak Moth
Tachosa trisema Hampson, 1913
Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855Alfalfa Looper
Tathorhynchus exsiccatus (Lederer, 1855)⇒ Tathorhynchus fallax Lederer, 1855
Tathorhynchus fallax Lederer, 1855
Trigonodes cephise Cramer, 1779
Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779Chaciope Deliana
Zale duplicata Bethune, 1856Banded Similar-wing
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale
Zale minerea Guenée, 1852Colorful Zale

Subnodes of Erebinae with occurrences in Polynesia
TribeAudeini
Whitshire, 1990
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
23
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHulodini
Moore, 1885
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOmopterini
Boisduval, 1833
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePandesmini
Wiltshire, 1990
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePericymini
Wiltshire, 1976
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