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Checklist for Subfamily Erebinae Leach, 1815 (Erebine Moths)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
852
1955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
852
1955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
57
847
1950
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
595
1483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
536
1291
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
292
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
65
129
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
10
39
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Alberta
10 Genera with 39 Species
Ascalapha Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bulia Walker, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Caenurgina McDunnough, 17803SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1858Underwing moths18SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18709SpeciesTaxom
Euclidia Ochsenheimer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lygephila Billberg, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Zale Hübner, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
39 Species
Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758Black Witch
Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875
Caenurgina annexa H. Edwards, 1890Banded Grass Moth
Caenurgina crassiuscula Haworth, 1809Clover Looper
Caenurgina erechtea Cramer, 1780Common Grass Moth
Catocala (Catocala) pacta Linnaeus, 1758
Catocala blandula Hulst, 1884Charming Underwing
Catocala briseis W.H. Edwards, 1864Briseis Underwing
Catocala californica W.H. Edwards, 1864An Underwing Moth
Catocala concumbens Walker, 1857Desert milkweed
Catocala grotiana Bailey, 1879Bridled triggerfish
Catocala hermia H. Edwards, 1880Bigspotted triggerfish
Catocala junctura Walker, 1857Catocala arizonae
Catocala luciana Strecker, 1874Channel flounder
Catocala manitoba Beutenmüller, 1908Manitoba Underwing
Catocala meskei Grote, 1873Meske'S Underwing Moth
Catocala parta Guenée, 1852Mother Underwing
Catocala praeclara Grote & Robi..., 1866Praeclara Underwing
Catocala relicta Walker, 1857Forsaken Underwing
Catocala semirelicta Grote, 1874Channel flounder
Catocala sordida Grote, 1877Blueberry underwing
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858Once-married Underwing
Drasteria adumbrata Behr, 1870Shadowy Arches
Drasteria divergens Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Drasteria howlandii Grote, 1865
Drasteria hudsonica Grote & Robi..., 1865Halibuts
Drasteria pallescens Grote & Robi..., 1866Cowhead Arches
Drasteria perplexa Edwards, 1884Perplexed Arches
Drasteria petricola Walker, 1858Little Arches
Drasteria sabulosa Edwards, 1881Horned whiff
Drasteria tejonica Behr, 1870Picasso fish
Euclidia (Euclidia) cuspidea Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Lygephila victoria Grote, 1874
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855Alfalfa Looper
Zale galbanata Morrison, 1876Maple Zale
Zale lunata Drury, 1773Lunate Zale
Zale minerea Guenée, 1852Colorful Zale

Subnodes of Erebinae with occurrences in Southern Alberta
TribeCatocalini
Boisduval, 1828
6
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOmopterini
Boisduval, 1833
1
3
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