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Erebus (moth)
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Erebus is a genus of moth
of the family Noctuidae
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the family Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
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Species
- Erebus acrotaenia (Felder, 1861)
- Erebus acuta (Fawcett, 1917)
- Erebus aerosaErebus aerosaErebus aerosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Indonesia....
(Swinhoe, 1900) - Erebus albiangulata (A.E. Prout, 1924)
- Erebus albicintus (Kollar, 1844) (syn: Erebus obscurata (Wileman, 1923), Erebus rivularis Westwood, 1848)
- Erebus atavistis (Hampson 1913)
- Erebus candidii (Strand 1920)
- Erebus caprimulgusErebus caprimulgusErebus caprimulgus is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the Oriental Region to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo....
(Fabricius, 1775) - Erebus claviferaErebus claviferaErebus clavifera is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Asia, including China and the Philippines....
(Hampson, 1913) - Erebus crepuscularisErebus crepuscularisErebus crepuscularis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in New Guinea and Queensland.-External links:*...
(Linnaeus, 1758) (syn: Erebus obscura (Bethune-Baker, 1906) ) - Erebus cyclops (Felder, 1861)
- Erebus ephesperisErebus ephesperisErebus ephesperis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Asia, including India, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, China, Singapore and Borneo....
(Hübner, 1827) - Erebus hieroglyphica (Drury, 1773) (syn: Erebus celebensis (Hopffer, 1874), Erebus hermonia (Cramer, 1777), Erebus lunaris (Walker, 1864), Erebus mygdonia (Cramer, 1777), Erebus tenebrata (L.B. Prout, 1919), Erebus ulula (Fabricius, 1775))
- Erebus felderi (A.E. Prout, 1922) (syn: Erebus seistosticha (A.E. Prout, 1926))
- Erebus gemmansErebus gemmansErebus gemmans is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Asia, including the Bangladesh, Bhutan and Thailand.The wingspan is 62–82 mm.-External links:*...
(Guenée, 1852) - Erebus glaucopis (Walker, 1858) (syn: Erebus prunosa (Moore, 1883))
- Erebus illodes (Zerny, 1916)
- Erebus intermediaErebus intermediaErebus intermedia is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Asia, including the Bismarck Archipelago and Sulawesi....
(Pagenstecher, 1900) - Erebus ipsa (Swinhoe, 1918)
- Erebus jaintianaErebus jaintianaErebus jaintiana is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in India....
(Swinhoe, 1896) - Erebus lombokensis Swinhoe, 1915
- Erebus macfarlaneiErebus macfarlaneiErebus macfarlanei is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Queensland and from the Southern Moluccas and Indonesia to the Solomon Islands.-External links:*...
(Butler, 1876) - Erebus macropsErebus macropsErebus macrops is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the subtropical regions of Africa and Asia. The wingspan is ca. 12 cm, making it exceptionally large for a Noctuidae species. The larvae feed on Acacia and Entada species....
(Linnaeus, 1768) - Erebus maurus (Gaede, 1917)
- Erebus mirans A.E. Prout, 1932
- Erebus nyctaculisErebus nyctaculisErebus nyctaculis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Mindanao and Indonesia south to northern Australia.-External links:*...
(Snellen, 1880) - Erebus orcina (Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874)
- Erebus pilosa (Leech, 1900)
- Erebus purpurata (Druce, 1888) (syn: Erebus aroa Bethune-Baker, 1908)
- Erebus strigipennisErebus strigipennisErebus strigipennis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in India....
(Moore, 1883) - Erebus sumatrensisErebus sumatrensisErebus sumatrensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found on Sumatra....
(Hampson, 1913) - Erebus sumbana (Swinhoe, 1918) (syn: Erebus ceramica (Swinhoe 1918), Erebus luzonica (Swinhoe, 1918))
- Erebus superbaErebus superbaErebus superba is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in India....
(Swinhoe, 1908) - Erebus terminitincta (Gaede, 1938) (syn: Erebus variegata (Swinhoe, 1900))
- Erebus variegataErebus variegataErebus variegata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found on the Solomon Islands....
(Butler, 1887) - Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) (syn: Erebus valceri (Hampson, 1913))