Erebidae (Leach, 1815) - Underwing, Tiger, & Tussock Moths

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Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae

The Erebidae are a family of moths in the Noctuoidea superfamily. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings (Catocala); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae); piercing moths (Calpinae and others); micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae (for example, crambid snout moths). Some of the erebid moths are called owlets. Wikipedia

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Subfamily: Aganainae

Genera: Asota, Euplocia, Peridrome, Neochera

Asota caricae

Asota ficus

Asota plaginota

Asota producta

Euplocia membliaria

Peridrome orbicularis ♂

Peridrome orbicularis ♀

Neochera dominia

Subfamily: Anobinae

Genera: Crithote, Rema, Tephriopis

Crithote horridipes

Rema costimacula

Rema tetraspila

Tephriopis divulsa

Subfamily: Boletobiinae

Genera: Ataboruza, Autoba, Homodes, Hyposada, Lopharthrum, Singara, Tamba, Zurobata

Ataboruza divisa

Ataboruza stragulata

Autoba semirufa

Homodes propitia ♂

Hyposada hydrocampata

Lopharthrum comprimens

Singara diversalis

Tamba lahera

Tamba lala

Zurobata vacillans

Subfamily: Calpinae

Genera: Calyptra, Eudocima, Phyllodes

Calyptra minuticornis

Eudocima discrepans

Eudocima homaena

Eudocima materna

Eudocima phalonia

Phyllodes staudingeri

Subfamily: Erebinae

Genera: Achaea, Artena, Attatha, Avatha, Bamra, Bastilla, Buzara, Chalciope, Delgamma, Dordura, Dysgonia, Entomogramma, Ercheia, Erebus, Ericeia, Fodina, Grammodes, Heterospila, Hulodes, Hypospila, Hypopyra, Ischyja, Lacera, Lygniodes, Mocis, Nagia, Ommatophora, Ophisma, Ophiusa, Oxyodes, Pandesma, Pericyma, Pindara, Platyja, Polydesma, Serrodes, Sphingomorpha, Spirama, Sympis, Thyas, Trigonodes, Ugia