''Erebus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family Erebidae.

Taxonomy

The genus is the

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nomina ...

of the tribe Erebini, subfamily

Erebinae The Erebinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae erected by William Elford Leach in 1815. Erebine moths are found on all continents except Antarctica, but reach their greatest diversity in the tropics. While the exact number of spec ...

, and family Erebidae.

Description

Differs from ''

Speiredonia ''Speiredonia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Description Palpi with thickened second joint, reaching vertex of head and third joint of moderate length. Antennae of male with minu ...

'' in the mid and hind tibia being spined and almost naked. Forewings are broad.

Species

* ''

Erebus acrotaenia ''Erebus acrotaenia'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Indonesia (Ambon Island Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island c ...

'' (Felder, 1861) * '' Erebus acuta'' (Fawcett, 1917) * ''

Erebus aerosa ''Erebus aerosa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth grou ...

'' (Swinhoe, 1900) * ''

Erebus albiangulata ''Erebus albiangulata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the six ...

'' (A. E. Prout, 1924) * ''

Erebus albicinctus ''Erebus albicinctus'', the Oriental purple owl-moth is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Taiwan, China (Shaanxi), India (Assam, Meghalaya), Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand and Indonesia (Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Isla ...

'' (Kollar, 1844) (syn: ''Erebus obscurata'' (Wileman, 1923), ''Erebus rivularis'' Westwood, 1848) * ''

Erebus atavistis ''Erebus atavistis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth g ...

'' (Hampson 1913) * ''

Erebus candidii ''Erebus candidii'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth gr ...

'' (Strand 1920) * ''

Erebus caprimulgus ''Erebus caprimulgus'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Oriental Region of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. It also occurs in Taiwan. Description The wingspan is about 90–104 mm. ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) * ''

Erebus clavifera ''Erebus clavifera'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Asia, including China and the Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, li ...

'' (Hampson, 1913) * ''

Erebus crepuscularis ''Erebus crepuscularis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. It is found in Indonesia, New Guinea, Taiwan and the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wale ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (syn: ''

Erebus obscura ''Erebus crepuscularis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromo ...

'' (Bethune-Baker, 1906) ) * ''

Erebus cyclops ''Erebus cyclops'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Indonesia (Ambon Island Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. The island has an area of and is mountainous, well watered, and fertile. Ambon Island consi ...

'' (Felder, 1861) * ''

Erebus ephesperis ''Erebus ephesperis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1827. It is found in Asia, including India, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a co ...

'' (Hübner, 1827) * ''

Erebus felderi ''Erebus felderi'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth grou ...

'' (A. E. Prout, 1922) (syn: ''Erebus seistosticha'' (A. E. Prout, 1926)) * ''

Erebus gemmans ''Erebus gemmans'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Asia, including China, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, Taiwan, Sumatra and Borneo. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an air ...

'' (Guenée, 1852) * ''

Erebus glaucopis ''Erebus glaucopis'', the Himalayan blue owl-moth is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Bangladesh, the north-western Himalaya The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian ...

'' (Walker, 1858) (syn: ''Erebus prunosa'' (Moore, 1883)) * ''

Erebus hieroglyphica ''Erebus hieroglyphica'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Oriental tropical countries such as India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Japan, China, Taiwan, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines, ...

'' (Drury, 1773) (syn: ''Erebus celebensis'' (Hopffer, 1874), ''Erebus hermonia'' (Cramer, 1777), ''Erebus lunaris'' (Walker, 1864), ''Erebus mygdonia'' (Cramer, 1777), ''Erebus tenebrata'' (L. B. Prout, 1919), ''Erebus ulula'' (Fabricius, 1775)) * ''

Erebus illodes ''Erebus illodes'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Indonesia (Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea ...

'' (Zerny, 1916) * ''

Erebus intermedia ''Erebus intermedia'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Asia, including the Bismarck Archipelago and Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the w ...

'' (Pagenstecher, 1900) * ''

Erebus ipsa ''Erebus ipsa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. ...

'' (Swinhoe, 1918) * ''

Erebus jaintiana ''Erebus jaintiana'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1896. It is found in the Indian state of Meghalaya and in Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of ...

'' (Swinhoe, 1896) * ''

Erebus lombokensis ''Erebus lombokensis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth ...

'' Swinhoe, 1915 * ''

Erebus macfarlanei ''Erebus macfarlanei'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland and from the Southern Moluccas and Indonesia (including Papua New Guinea and Ambon Ambon may refer to: Places * Ambon Island, an island in Indonesia ** Amb ...

'' (Butler, 1876) * '' Erebus macrops'' (Linnaeus, 1768) * ''

Erebus maurus ''Erebus maurus'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth grou ...

'' (Gaede, 1917) * ''

Erebus mirans ''Erebus mirans'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth grou ...

'' A. E. Prout, 1932 * ''

Erebus nyctaculis In Greek mythology, Erebus (; grc, Ἔρεβος, Érebos, "deep darkness, shadow".), or Erebos, is the personification of darkness and one of the primordial deities. Hesiod's ''Theogony'' identifies him as one of the first five beings in exis ...

'' (Snellen, 1880) * '' Erebus orcina'' (Felder and Rogenhofer, 1874) * ''

Erebus pilosa ''Erebus pilosa'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth grou ...

'' (Leech, 1900) * ''

Erebus purpurata ''Erebus purpurata'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth g ...

'' (Druce, 1888) (syn: ''Erebus aroa'' Bethune-Baker, 1908) * ''

Erebus strigipennis ''Erebus strigipennis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromot ...

'' (Moore, 1883) * ''

Erebus sumatrensis ''Erebus sumatrensis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found on Sumatra Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest i ...

'' (Hampson, 1913) * ''

Erebus sumbana ''Erebus sumbana'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Swinhoe in 1918. It is found on the Indonesian islands of Seram and Sumba Sumba ( id, Pulau Sumba) is an island in eastern Indonesia. It is one of the Lesser ...

'' (Swinhoe, 1918) (syn: ''Erebus ceramica'' (Swinhoe 1918), ''Erebus luzonica'' (Swinhoe, 1918)) * '' Erebus superba'' (Swinhoe, 1908) * ''

Erebus terminitincta ''Erebus terminitincta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromo ...

'' (Gaede, 1938) (syn: ''Erebus variegata'' (Swinhoe, 1900)) * '' Erebus variegata'' (Butler, 1887) * ''

Erebus walkeri ''Erebus walkeri'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Angola, the Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southe ...

'' (Butler, 1875) (syn: ''Erebus valceri'' (Hampson, 1913))

Former species

* ''

Erebus javanensis ''Erebus nyctaculis'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from Mindanao and Indonesia (including Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean ...

'' (Hampson, 1913) * ''

Erebus moriola ''Erebus macfarlanei'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland and from the Southern Moluccas and Indonesia (including Papua New Guinea and Ambon Ambon may refer to: Places * Ambon Island, an island in Indonesia ** Amb ...

'' (Swinhoe, 1918) * ''

Erebus orion ''Erebus caprimulgus'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Oriental Region of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar to Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo. It also occurs in Taiwan. Description The wingspan is about 90–104 mm. ...

'' (Hampson, 1913) * ''

Erebus oxodoxia ''Erebus macfarlanei'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Queensland and from the Southern Moluccas and Indonesia (including Papua New Guinea and Ambon Ambon may refer to: Places * Ambon Island, an island in Indonesia ** Amb ...

'' (Swinhoe, 1918)

References

External links

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