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Checklist for Subfamily Lymantriinae Hampson, 1893 (Brown-tail moths)
and region St. Helena Parish (Louisiana, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
125
571
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
125
571
736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
114
546
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
86
494
639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
27
270
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
270
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
270
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
15
245
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
13
242
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
141
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
45
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyLymantriinae
Hampson, 1893
Brown-tail moths, Gypsy moths, Schadspinner, Tussock moth
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for St. Helena Parish
4 Genera with 7 Species
Aroa Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 17971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Helena Parish
7 Species
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Dasychira basiflava Pack., 1894Yellow Based Tussock Moth
Dasychira obliquata Grote & Robi..., 1866Streaked Tussock Moth
Dasychira tephra Hübner, 1809Tephra Tussock Moth
Dasychira vagans Barnes & McD..., 1913California tonguefish
Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758Asian Gypsy Moth
Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797White-marked tussock moth

Subnodes of Lymantriinae with occurrences in St. Helena Parish
TribeLymantriini
Hampson, 1893
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOrgyiini
Wallengren, 1861
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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