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Erebinae
The Erebinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae erected by William Elford Leach in 1815. Erebine moths are found on all continents except Antarctica, but reach their greatest diversity in the tropics. While the exact number of species belonging to the Erebinae is not known, the subfamily is estimated to include around 10,000 species. Some well-known Erebinae include underwing moths (Catocala) and witch moths (Thermesiini). Many of the species in the subfamily have medium to large wingspans (7 to 10 cm, 3 to 4 inches), up to nearly 30 cm in the white witch moth (Thysania agrippina), which has the widest wingspan of all Lepidoptera. Erebine caterpillars feed on a broad range of plants; many species feed on grasses and legumes, and a few are pests of castor bean, sugarcane, rice, as well as pistachios and blackberries.
60 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first
Catocalini
tribeCatocalini
Euclidiini
tribeEuclidiini
Omopterini
tribeOmopterini
Graphic Owlets
tribeMelipotini
Poaphilini
tribePoaphilini
Thermesiini
tribeThermesiini
Erebini
tribeErebini
Hulodini
tribeHulodini
Ophiusini
tribeOphiusini
Hypopyrini
tribeHypopyrini
Acantholipini
tribeAcantholipini
Pandesmini
tribePandesmini
Pericymini
tribePericymini
Cocytiini
tribeCocytiini
Ischyja
genusIschyja
Rhapsa
genusRhapsa
Ercheiini
tribeErcheiini
Sypnini
tribeSypnini
Donuca
genusDonuca
Ommatophorini
tribeOmmatophorini
Catephiini
tribeCatephiini
Diatenes
genusDiatenes
Fodina
genusFodina
Platyja
genusPlatyja
Alapadna
genusAlapadna
Ophyx
genusOphyx
Amphiongia
genusAmphiongia
Bamra
genusBamra
Crioa
genusCrioa
Audeini
tribeAudeini
Avitta
genusAvitta
Falana
genusFalana
Agamana
genusAgamana
Delgamma
genusDelgamma
Tachosini
tribeTachosini
Asta
genusAsta
Calliodes
genusCalliodes
Glenopteris
genusGlenopteris
Xenogenes
genusXenogenes
Pilipectus
genusPilipectus
Heterospila
genusHeterospila
Pseudbarydia
genusPseudbarydia
Chrysopera
genusChrysopera
Ampelasia
genusAmpelasia
Pantura
genusPantura
Heteropygas
genusHeteropygas
Niguza
genusNiguza
Arytrurini
tribeArytrurini
Heoeugorna
genusHeoeugorna
Parachalciope
genusParachalciope
Catephiodes
genusCatephiodes
Prionoptera
genusPrionoptera
Cymosafia
genusCymosafia
Cryptastria
genusCryptastria
Casandria
genusCasandria
Amphigoniiini
tribeAmphigoniiini
Dordura
genusDordura
Hypanua
genusHypanua
Latirostrum
genusLatirostrum
Corcobara
genusCorcobara
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 122426.