Erebidae
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Erebidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera – the largest family of moths, found worldwide.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Aganainae (tiger moths), Anobinae, Arctiinae (wasp moths), Boletobiinae, Calpinae (vampire moths etc.), Erebinae, Eublemminae, Eulepidotinae, Herminiinae (litter moths), Hypeninae (snout moths), Hypenodinae, Hypocalinae, Lymantriinae (tussock moths), Pangraptinae, Phytometrinae, Rivulinae, Scolecocampinae, Scoliopteryginae (piercing moths), Tinoliinae, Toxocampinae – subfamilies
- Aventiini, Catocalini – selected tribes (formerly subfamilies)
Descendants
References
- Erebidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Erebidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Erebidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Erebidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Erebidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.