Erebidae

Translingual

Etymology

Erebus +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Erebidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Lepidoptera.

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)

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.