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Erebidae

This family now contains a number of very diverse subfamilies that were formerly of family status or previously part of the Noctuidae. Includes: the Lymantriinae, tussocks and vapourers, the Arctiinae, the tigers, ermines, and footman moths, the Hypeninae and Hypenodinae the Snouts, and Herminiinae the fan-foots, as well as some former noctuids now in the Erebinae and a number of smaller subfamilies, which include the underwings, herald, blackneck and waved black. Larvae of the Lymantriinae have tufts of urticating hairs and hair pencils and cover and protect their egg batches with these hairs. The vapourers have flightless females. The narrow winged footman moths have slightly hairy larvae and feed on lichens and algae on trees and rocks. The brightly coloured tigers and ermines have hairy larvae feeding on herbaceous plants (the "woolly bears"). Some species are day flying.

 Scoliopteryginae
72.001 2469 Herald
(Scoliopteryx libatrix)
 Rivulinae
72.002 2474 Straw Dot
(Rivula sericealis)
 Hypeninae
72.003 2477 Snout
(Hypena proboscidalis)
72.004 2480 Buttoned Snout
(Hypena rostralis)
72.007 2476 Beautiful Snout
(Hypena crassalis)
 Lymantriinae
72.009 2031 White Satin
(Leucoma salicis)
72.010 2033 Black Arches
(Lymantria monacha)
72.011 2034 Gypsy Moth
(Lymantria dispar)
72.012 2029 Brown-tail
(Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
72.013 2030 Yellow-tail
(Euproctis similis)
72.015 2028 Pale Tussock
(Calliteara pudibunda)
72.017 2026 Vapourer
(Orgyia antiqua)
72.018 2025 Scarce Vapourer
(Orgyia recens)
 Arctiinae
72.019 2061 Buff Ermine
(Spilosoma lutea)
72.020 2060 White Ermine
(Spilosoma lubricipeda)
72.021 2062 Water Ermine
(Spilosoma urticae)
72.022 2063 Muslin Moth
(Diaphora mendica)
72.023 2059 Clouded Buff
(Diacrisia sannio)
72.024 2064 Ruby Tiger
(Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
72.025 2056 Wood Tiger
(Parasemia plantaginis)
72.026 2057 Garden Tiger
(Arctia caja)
72.027 2058 Cream-spot Tiger
(Arctia villica)
72.029 2068 Scarlet Tiger
(Callimorpha dominula)
72.030 2067 Jersey Tiger
(Euplagia quadripunctaria)
72.031 2069 Cinnabar
(Tyria jacobaeae)
72.034 2054 Crimson Speckled
(Utetheisa pulchella)
72.035 2037 Rosy Footman
(Miltochrista miniata)
72.036 2038 Muslin Footman
(Nudaria mundana)
72.037 2035 Round-winged Muslin
(Thumatha senex)
72.038 2040 Four-dotted Footman
(Cybosia mesomella)
72.041 2051 Four-spotted Footman
(Lithosia quadra)
72.042 2039 Red-necked Footman
(Atolmis rubricollis)
72.043 2049 Buff Footman
(Eilema depressa)
72.044 2044 Dingy Footman
(Eilema griseola)
72.045 2050 Common Footman
(Eilema lurideola)
72.046 2047 Scarce Footman
(Eilema complana)
72.049 2043 Orange Footman
(Eilema sororcula)
 Herminiinae
72.052 2493 Dotted Fan-foot
(Macrochilo cribrumalis)
72.053 2489 Fan-foot
(Herminia tarsipennalis)
72.055 2492 Small Fan-foot
(Herminia grisealis)
72.056 2488 Common Fan-foot
(Pechipogo strigilata)
 Hypenodinae
72.060 2485 Marsh Oblique-barred
(Hypenodes humidalis)
72.061 2484 Pinion-streaked Snout
(Schrankia costaestrigalis)
72.062 2482 White-line Snout
(Schrankia taenialis)
 Toxocampinae
72.063 2466 Blackneck
(Lygephila pastinum)
 Boletobiinae
72.066 2475 Waved Black
(Parascotia fuliginaria)
72.067 2470 Small Purple-barred
(Phytometra viridaria)
72.069 2473 Beautiful Hook-tip
(Laspeyria flexula)
72.072 2407 Purple Marbled
(Eublemma ostrina)
72.073 2408 Small Marbled
(Eublemma parva)
72.074 2409a Beautiful Marbled
(Eublemma purpurina)
 Erebinae
72.076 2451 Clifden Nonpareil
(Catocala fraxini)
72.078 2452 Red Underwing
(Catocala nupta)
72.081 2455 Dark Crimson Underwing
(Catocala sponsa)
72.082 2454 Light Crimson Underwing
(Catocala promissa)
72.083 2463 Burnet Companion
(Euclidia glyphica)
72.084 2462 Mother Shipton
(Callistege mi)
   

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