Erebus (moth)

Erebus
	Erebus macrops
	Erebus ephesperis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Erebini
Genus:	Erebus; Latreille, 1810
Synonyms
	Argiva Hubner, 1823; Bocana Walker, 1865 (preocc. Walker, [1859]); Byas Billberg, 1820; Cariona Swinhoe, 1918; Coria Walker, 1866; Crishna Kirby, 1897; Eupatula Ragonot, 1894; Nyctipao Hubner, 1823; Patula Guenée, 1852 (preocc. Held, 1837);

Erebus is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

Taxonomy

The genus is the type genus of the tribe Erebini, subfamily Erebinae, and family Erebidae.

Description

Differs from Speiredonia in the mid and hind tibia being spined and almost naked. Forewings are broad.^[2]

Species

Erebus acrotaenia (Felder, 1861)
Erebus acuta (Fawcett, 1917)
Erebus aerosa (Swinhoe, 1900)
Erebus albiangulata (A. E. Prout, 1924)
Erebus albicinctus (Kollar, 1844) (syn: Erebus obscurata (Wileman, 1923), Erebus rivularis Westwood, 1848)
Erebus atavistis (Hampson 1913)
Erebus candidii (Strand 1920)
Erebus caprimulgus (Fabricius, 1775)
Erebus clavifera (Hampson, 1913)
Erebus crepuscularis (Linnaeus, 1758) (syn: Erebus obscura (Bethune-Baker, 1906) )
Erebus cyclops (Felder, 1861)
Erebus ephesperis (Hübner, 1827)
Erebus felderi (A. E. Prout, 1922) (syn: Erebus seistosticha (A. E. Prout, 1926))
Erebus gemmans (Guenée, 1852)
Erebus glaucopis (Walker, 1858) (syn: Erebus prunosa (Moore, 1883))
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 illodes (Zerny, 1916)
Erebus intermedia (Pagenstecher, 1900)
Erebus ipsa (Swinhoe, 1918)
Erebus jaintiana (Swinhoe, 1896)
Erebus lombokensis Swinhoe, 1915
Erebus macfarlanei (Butler, 1876)
Erebus macrops (Linnaeus, 1768)
Erebus maurus (Gaede, 1917)
Erebus mirans A. E. Prout, 1932
Erebus nyctaculis (Snellen, 1880)
Erebus orcina (Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874)
Erebus pilosa (Leech, 1900)
Erebus purpurata (Druce, 1888) (syn: Erebus aroa Bethune-Baker, 1908)
Erebus strigipennis (Moore, 1883)
Erebus sumatrensis (Hampson, 1913)
Erebus sumbana (Swinhoe, 1918) (syn: Erebus ceramica (Swinhoe 1918), Erebus luzonica (Swinhoe, 1918))
Erebus superba (Swinhoe, 1908)
Erebus terminitincta (Gaede, 1938) (syn: Erebus variegata (Swinhoe, 1900))
Erebus variegata (Butler, 1887)
Erebus walkeri (Butler, 1875) (syn: Erebus valceri (Hampson, 1913))

Former species

Erebus javanensis (Hampson, 1913)
Erebus moriola (Swinhoe, 1918)
Erebus orion (Hampson, 1913)
Erebus oxodoxia (Swinhoe, 1918)

References

^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Erebus Latrielle 1810". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

External links

Savela, Markku. "Erebus Latreille, 1810". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet (in Swedish)

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Erebus Latrielle 1810". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on January 15, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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