Lepidoptera932 species

Family Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths (Erebidae)

Erebidae is a family in the order Lepidoptera. Browse 932 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Erebidae (932)

Zale edusina - Hodges#8693

Zale edusina

Identification: See description by Smith linked in print references below. Determined Ed Knudson, Texas Lepidoptera Survey. Genitalia: ♀ ♂ Ann Hendrickson April 5, 2022: I have been dissecting this easily recognizable species trying to see if I can f

Maple Zale Moth - Hodges#8692

Zale galbanata

Identification: Adult: wing color and boldness/faintness of markings varies considerably among individuals; forewing gray to grayish-brown, often with orangish-yellow tint in median area, and with or without white strip in subterminal area; lines fin

Brown-spotted Zale - Hodges#8704

Zale helata

Identification: Warm brown coloration, zig-zag lines. This "species" listed in Covell ( 6 ) apparently represents a complex of pine-feeding Zales that can only be identified based on genitalia. ( See notes under photograph .) Since that sort of detai

Zale insuda - Hodges#8696

Zale insuda

Identification: See original description linked under print references below. Key characteristics: females are much darker than males; substantial blue bands of shading along outside of AM and ST lines (can be more difficult to see on the darker fema

Bold-Based Zale - Hodges#8713.1

Zale intenta

Identification: Adult : Basal area dark brown, contrasting with remainder of wing, with paler patch at base of costa • FW grayish-brown to dark brown, covered in fine, black striae (particularly developed in southern populations) • AM dark brown to

Pine Barrens Zale - Hodges#8713

Zale lunifera

Identification: Adult : Markings and coloration similar to Z. intenta , except smaller and AM line has a more pronounced medial angle . The fine black striae are less developed and thinner. Small, black orbicular spot is distinct, sharply contrasting

Zale obsita - Hodges#8686.1

Zale obsita

Identification: Male has distinctive contrasting wing patterns. Female is very similar to females of Z. lunata and Z. fictilis, probably inseparable from photos alone.

Zale rubiata - Hodges#8710

Zale rubiata

Identification: Smith original description linked below in print references. Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD).

Black Zale - Hodges#8695

Zale undularis

Identification: Adult: wings blackish-brown to coal black with inconspicuous wavy black lines ; yellowish blotch outside upper ST line is usually the only pale mark, although some individuals show whitish shading in median area, extending to inner ma

One-lined Zale - Hodges#8716

Zale unilineata

Identification: Adult: See Smith, John B. 1908 under Print References below. Larvae: See Clark, H. L., 1917 under Print References below.

Zaleops umbrina - Hodges#8677

Zaleops umbrina

Identification: Larve - blackish with a pale mid-dorsal stripe; head pale with black reticulation (Crumb, 1956). Adult - forewing orangish-brown with dark brown bands; AM line consists of dark wedge projecting from inner margin half-way to costa; dar

Zanclognatha dentata - Hodges#8349.1

Zanclognatha dentata

Identification: Adult: "Diagnosis (habitus). Dark tooth-like spots along costa, marking beginning of antemedial and postmedial lines, distinguish Z. dentata from all but Z. lituralis , Z. martha , and some Z. protumnusalis . The presence of a third (

Wavy-lined Zanclognatha - Hodges#8353

Zanclognatha jacchusalis

Identification: Adult: forewing grayish-brown to yellowish-brown; antemedial (AM) and postmedial (PM) lines wavy or jagged, usually noticeable; subterminal (ST) line thin and pale, bordered proximally by darker shading along its length; hindwing a mi

Variable Zanclognatha - Hodges#8345

Zanclognatha laevigata

Identification: Adult: Original Description - see Grote, 1872, in Print References Larvae: See "Preliminary key to Zanclognatha larvae" ( 3 )

Lettered Zanclognatha - Hodges#8340

Zanclognatha lituralis

Identification: Adult: Three bold dark spots spaced along costa of forewing (and sometimes a fourth, faint, spot at base); thin black chevron near middle of wing; remainder of forewing medium brown with no conspicuous markings. Larvae: See "Prelimina

Yellowish Zanclognatha - Hodges#8352

Zanclognatha marcidilinea

Identification: Adult: forewing medium yellowish-brown; antemedial (AM) and postmedial (PM) lines wavy, jagged, often faint; subterminal (ST) line pale yellow, straight, thick, contrasting sharply against ground color of wing; hindwing a mix of light

Zanclognatha martha - Hodges#8350

Zanclognatha martha

Identification: Photo from Ken Childs identified by Don Tangren. (BAMONA) Adult: "Compared to most species of the genus, this is a relatively large (25-30 mm), uniformly brownish-gray species with a violet tinge. The forewings and hindwings are about

Dark Zanclognatha - Hodges#8347

Zanclognatha obscuripennis

Identification: Adult - AM line straight across most of wing from below costa (Forbes' Key). Larvae: See "Preliminary key to Zanclognatha larvae"

Zanclognatha protumnusalis - Hodges#8349

Zanclognatha protumnusalis

Identification: Adult: antemedian (AM) and postmedian (PM) lines wavy & jagged - thickened and dark near the costa, but thin and faint across the rest of the wing; bold dark reniform spot; subterminal (ST) line thin & inconspicuous, bordered by darke