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Checklist for Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893 (Brown-tail moths)
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
541
5937
17138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
538
5928
17128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
519
5861
16956
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
363
4910
14671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1230
4073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1229
4072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
63
1222
4058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
822
2839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
732
2348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
370
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
92
229
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
12
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Columbia
12 Genera with 19 Species
Bracharoa Hübner, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Eloria Hübner, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Gynaephora Hübner, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hemerocampa Ochsenheimer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Jacksonia Theobald, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Leucoma Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
19 Species
Bracharoa mixta Snellen, 1872
Dasychira grisefacta Dyar, 1911Grizzled Tussock
Dasychira manto Strck., 1900Manto Tussock Moth
Dasychira plagiata Walker, 1855Northern Conifer Tussock
Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926
Dasychira thysanoessa Collenette, 1933
Dasychira vagans Barnes & McD..., 1913California tonguefish
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Eloria cissusa Druce, 1893
Gynaephora (Byrdia) rossii Curtis, 1835Ross´ Tussock Moth
Hemerocampa vetusta Boisduval, 1852Western tussock moth
Jacksonia papillata Theobald, 1923Aphid
Lacipa exetastes Collenette, 1952
Leucoma salicis Linnaeus, 1758Satin Moth
Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758Asian Gypsy Moth
Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903
Orgyia (Orgyia) antiqua Linnaeus, 1758Antique tussock moth
Orgyia pseudotsugata McDunnough, 1921Douglas Fir Tussock
Orgyia vetusta (Boisduval, 1852)⇒ Bracharoa mixta Snellen, 1872

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in British Columbia
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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