Suborder:Glossata Infraorder:Heteroneura Superfamily:Noctuoidea
References: Waring & Townsend, Wikipedia
References: Waring & Townsend, Wikipedia
A somewhat controversial family composed of the former families Lymantriidae and Arctiidae and several subfamilies formerly contained within family Noctuidae. The rationale for this constitution of family Erebidae is not clear (to me).
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Subfamily: Scoliopteryginae (1G 1S)
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Subfamily: Rivulinae (1G 1S)
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Subfamily: Hypeninae (1G 5S)
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Subfamily: Lymantriinae
(5T 7G+1EX 10S+1EX) 
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Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini (12G 16S) Ocelli present; forewing broad 
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Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Lithosiini (9G 16S) Ocelli absent; forewing elongate 
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Subfamily: Herminiinae (5G 9S)
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Subfamily: Hypenonidae (2G 3S)
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Subfamily: Toxocampinae (2G 3S)
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Subfamily: Boletobiinae
(6G 9S) 
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Subfamily: Erebinae
(3T 6G 13S+1CI) 
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