Family

Erebidae (Underwing, tiger, tussock, and allied moths)

Catocala relicta. Photo: no rights reserved

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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), including the arctic woolly bear moth (Gynaephora groenlandica); piercing moths (Calpinae and others); micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Lepidoptera (Butterflies and moths)
        Superfamily: Noctuoidea (Owlet moths and allies)
        Family: Erebidae (Underwing, tiger, tussock, and allied moths)
        Subfamily: Erebinae (8)
        Subfamily: Lymantriinae (Tussock moths) (3)
        Subfamily: Arctiinae (Tiger moths and allies) (17)
        Subfamily: Hypeninae (Hypenine snout moths) (1)
        Subfamily: Herminiinae (Litter moths) (1)
        Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae (1)

Subtaxa

Subfamily: Erebinae

Subfamily: Lymantriinae (Tussock moths)

Subfamily: Arctiinae (Tiger moths and allies)

Subfamily: Hypeninae (Hypenine snout moths)

Subfamily: Herminiinae (Litter moths)

Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae

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