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Checklist for Subfamily Erebinae Leach, 1815 (Erebine Moths)
and region Sonoma County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
245
1145
1704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
242
1142
1701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
225
1106
1640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
158
945
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
371
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
371
587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
35
368
584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
290
472
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
281
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
151
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
39
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
10
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sonoma County
10 Genera with 26 Species
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bulia Walker, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17803SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1875Underwing moths9SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Epidromia Guenée, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Litocala Harvey, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18812SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sonoma County
26 Species
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875
Caenurgina caerulea Grote, 1873Cerulean Looper Moth
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala aholibah Strecker, 1874Aholibah Underwing
Catocala californica W.H. Edwards, 1864An Underwing Moth
Catocala cleopatra (Strecker, 1874)⇒ Catocala faustina Strecker, 1873
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala irene Behr, 1870Bluefin filefish
Catocala piatrix Grote, 1864Penitent Underwing
Catocala relicta Walker, 1857Forsaken Underwing
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Catocala verilliana Grote, 1875
Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Drasteria perplexa Edwards, 1884Perplexed Arches
Drasteria petricola Walker, 1858Little Arches
Epidromia lienaris Hübner, 1823
Euclidia (Euclidia) ardita Franclemont, 1957Erebid Moth
Litocala sexsignata Harvey, 1875Litocala Moth
Melipotis agrotoides Walker, 1857
Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823Fasciolated Melipotis
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale
Zale rubi Edwards, 1881Fivelined tonguesole

Subnodes of Erebinae with occurrences in Sonoma County
TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOmopterini
Boisduval, 1833
2
3
Genera
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