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Checklist for Subfamily Erebinae Leach, 1815 (Erebine Moths)
and region Shelby County (Tennessee, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
122
349
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
122
349
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
110
327
384
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
266
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
107
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
107
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
107
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
87
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
10
83
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
2
28
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
11
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Shelby County (Tennessee)
5 Genera with 17 Species
Allotria Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17802SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1818Underwing moths9SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 19433SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shelby County (Tennessee)
17 Species
Allotria elonympha Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala agrippina Strecker, 1874Agrippina Underwing
Catocala alabamae Grote, 1875Alabama Underwing
Catocala amica Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Catocala angusi Grote, 1876Angus underwing
Catocala carissima (Hulst, 1880)⇒ Catocala cara Guenée, 1852
Catocala jair Strecker, 1897Barrens Underwing
Catocala maestosa Hulst, 1884Sad Underwing
Catocala mira Grote, 1876Wonderful Underwing
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Zale duplicata Bethune, 1856Banded Similar-wing
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale
Zale metatoides McDunnough, 1943Denseleaf draba

Subnodes of Erebinae with occurrences in Shelby County (Tennessee)
TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOmopterini
Boisduval, 1833
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribePoaphilini
Guenée, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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