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Checklist for Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893 (Brown-tail moths)
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
2948
5875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
949
2141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
948
2140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
942
2134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
638
1577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
570
1332
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
302
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
88
159
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
11
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Alberta
11 Genera with 15 Species
Aroa Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Desmoloma Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Gynaephora Hübner, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Jacksonia Theobald, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Lacipa Hübner, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Leucoma Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Marblepsis Hering, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
15 Species
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Dasychira plagiata Walker, 1855Northern Conifer Tussock
Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926
Dasychira vagans Barnes & McD..., 1913California tonguefish
Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910
Euproctis (Sphrageidus) similis Fuessly, 1775Bigspotted triggerfish
Gynaephora (Byrdia) rossii Curtis, 1835Ross´ Tussock Moth
Gynaephora groenlandica Homeyer., 1874Arctic woolly bear 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 leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797White-marked tussock moth

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in Central Alberta
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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