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Erebidae

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Celiptera levina Stoll, 1781

Celiptera levina is an Erebidae moth found across parts of South America and the Caribbean.

Caenurgia chloropha Hübner, 1818

Caenurgia chloropha, the vetch looper moth, is an erebid moth found in North America and Cuba with larvae that feed on vetch and legumes.

Caenurgia togataria Walker, 1862

Caenurgia togataria is an Erebidae moth found from the southern US south to Mexico, with a wingspan of around 37 mm.

Trigonodes hyppasia (Cramer, 1779)

Trigonodes hyppasia is a moth species with distinct wing markings and larvae that feed on various plant genera.

Trigonodes cephise (Cramer)

Trigonodes cephise is a Noctuidae moth found across Indo-Australian tropics and nearby islands, whose larvae feed on Vigna plants.

Ptichodis herbarum Guenée, 1852

Ptichodis herbarum, the common ptichodis moth, is an erebid moth found in the US and Jamaica, with 30 mm wingspan and larvae feeding on bush clover.

Ptichodis vinculum Guenée, 1852

The black-tipped ptichodis moth (Ptichodis vinculum) is an Erebidae moth found in US coastal marshes.

Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852

Pantydia sparsa is a 40 mm wingspan erebid moth found in Australia, Norfolk Island, and introduced to New Zealand in 2004.

Pantydia metaspila (Walker, 1857)

Pantydia metaspila is a moth species with a 30–42 mm wingspan whose larvae feed on multiple plant genera including Glycine max.

Pantydia diemeni Guenée, 1852

Pantydia diemeni, the gap-lined pantydia, is an Australian erebid moth with a ~30 mm wingspan and pale brown wings.

Callistege intercalaris Grote, 1882

Callistege intercalaris is an erebid moth found from Arizona to Texas with a 30–33 mm wingspan, active as adults from July to September.

Callistege mi (Clerck, 1759)

Callistege mi is a moth species with detailed wing markings, found across much of Eurasia including the British Isles.

Callistege diagonalis Dyar, 1898

Callistege diagonalis is an Erebidae moth found in parts of North America, with a wingspan of around 28 mm.

Perasia helvina Guenée, 1852

Perasia helvina is a Noctuidae moth described in 1852, found in Mexico, Costa Rica, and Cuba.

Ercheia cyllaria (Cramer)

Ercheia cyllaria is a moth species with described wing patterns and larvae that feed on multiple plant genera.

Ercheia dubia Butler, 1874

Ercheia dubia is an Erebidae moth found across Asia, Australia, and New Guinea, with distinct wing markings and a 45–53 mm wingspan.

Catocala cara Guenée, 1852

Catocala cara is a moth species with distinct patterned wings, active from June to October, whose caterpillars feed on poplars and willows.

Catocala nupta Linnaeus, 1767

Catocala nupta Linnaeus, 1767 is a moth with described wing pattern variation and many subspecies and aberrations.

Catocala elocata Esper

Catocala elocata, the French red underwing, is an Erebidae moth found across parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, whose larvae feed on poplar and willow.

Catocala antinympha Hübner, 1823

Catocala antinympha, the sweetfern underwing, is an erebid moth found in eastern North America with larvae feeding on Comptonia peregrina.

Catocala sponsa Linnaeus, 1767

This is a technical description and morphological variation breakdown for the moth Catocala sponsa Linnaeus, 1767, including its forms, aberrations, subspecies, and larva.

Catocala electa Vieweg, 1790

Catocala electa is a moth species with described variations across forms and subspecies, and a wingspan of 65–80 mm.

Catocala fraxini Linnaeus, 1758

Catocala fraxini, the Clifden nonpareil, is a Palearctic moth that re-established breeding in Britain after 1960s extinction.

Catocala promissa (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Catocala promissa is a moth species with a 60–65 mm wingspan and documented morphological variation across populations and aberrations.

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