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Checklist for Tribe Melipotini Grote, 1895
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
116
10265
78499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
109
10196
78394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
100
10120
78118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
34
6633
52128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
5892
45561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
9
2997
20645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
1109
9439
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
175
1370
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
10
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
10 Genera with 89 Species
Boryzops Richards, 18896SpeciesTaxom
Bulia Walker, 010SpeciesTaxom
Cissusa Walker, 18816SpeciesTaxom
Forsebia Richards, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Ianius Richards, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Litocala Harvey, 03SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 189247SpeciesTaxom
Orodesma Herrich-Schä..., 201616SpeciesTaxom
Panula Guenée, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Phoberia Hübner, 18184SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
89 Species and 9 Subspecies
Boryzops drechseli Barbut & Lal..., 2017
Boryzops purissima Dyar, 1911
Boryzops purissimus Dyar, 1910
Boryzops purissma
Boryzops similis Druce, 1901
Boryzops torresi Dognin, 1889
Bulia bolinalis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Bulia confirmans Walker, 1858
Bulia brunnearis Guenée, 1852
Bulia confirmans Walker, 1858
Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875
Bulia mexicana Behr, 1870
Bulia morelosa (Richards, 1941)⇒ Bulia similaris Richards, 1936
Bulia schausi Richards, 1941
Bulia similaris Richards, 1936
Bulia similaris californica
Bulia similaris similaris
Cissusa inconspicua Schaus, 1894
Cissusa indiscreta H. Edwards, 1886Honeycomb filefish
Cissusa mucronata Grote, 1883
Cissusa spadix Stoll, 1780Black Dotted Brown
Cissusa subtermina (Edwards, 1886)⇒ Cissusa indiscreta H. Edwards, 1886
Cissusa valens H. Edwards, 1881Fivelined tonguesole
Forsebia cinis Guenée, 1852Forsebia Moth
Forsebia mendozina Hampson, 1926
Forsebia perlaeta Edwards, 1882Forsebia Moth
Ianius mosca Dyar, 1910
Litocala sexsignata Harvey, 1875Litocala Moth
Litocala sexsignata deserta
Litocala sexsignata sexsignata
Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852Royal Poinciana Moth
Melipotis acontioides producta Hayes, 1975
Melipotis agrotipennis (Harvey, 1875)⇒ Melipotis agrotoides Walker, 1857
Melipotis agrotoides Walker, 1857
Melipotis albiterminalis Draudt & Gaede, 1944
Melipotis asinus Dognin, 1912
Melipotis brunnearis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis calamioides Snellen, 1887
Melipotis cellaris Guenée, 1852Cellar Melipotis
Melipotis cinis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818
Melipotis comprehendens Walker, 1857
Melipotis contorta Guenée, 1852
Melipotis descreta Walker, 1858
Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852Famelica Melipotis Moth
Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823Fasciolated Melipotis
Melipotis goniosema Hampson, 1926
Melipotis guanicana Schaus, 1940
Melipotis gubernata Walker, 1857
Melipotis harrisoni Schaus, 1923
Melipotis imparallela Guenée, 1852
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Melipotis januaris Guenée, 1852January Melipotis
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Melipotis jucunda hadenformis
Melipotis jucunda hadeniformis
Melipotis jucunda jucunda
Melipotis lenosa Dognin, 1894
Melipotis leona Felder, 1874
Melipotis limitata (Möeschler, 1886)⇒ Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis lucigera Walker, 1857
Melipotis marmoralis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis marmoraris (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis mosca Dyar, 1910
Melipotis nigrobasis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis novanda Guenée, 1852
Melipotis ochrodes Guenée, 1852
Melipotis pallescens Grote & Robi..., 1866
Melipotis paracellaris Angulo, 1984
Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis prolata Walker, 1857Prolata Melipotis
Melipotis punctifinis Hampson, 1926
Melipotis sinualis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852
Melipotis strigifera Walker, 1857
Melipotis tenella (Edwards, 1881)⇒ Drasteria parallela L.G. Crabo &..., 2013
Melipotis trujillensis Dognin, 1912
Melipotis tucumanensis Dognin, 1912
Melipotis walkeri Butler, 1892
Orodesma ameria Druce, 1890
Orodesma apicina Herrich-Schä..., 1868
Orodesma apicina apicina Herrich-Schä..., 1868
Orodesma caerulea Barbut & Lal..., 2016
Orodesma cladonia Felder & Rog..., 1874
Orodesma fearni Schaus, 1911
Orodesma lahoussei Barbut & Lal..., 2016
Orodesma monoflex Dyar, 1924
Orodesma nigrescens Schaus, 1912
Orodesma obliqua (Herrich-Scha..., 1868)⇒ Orodesma apicina Herrich-Schä..., 1868
Orodesma pseudofearni Barbut & Lal..., 2016
Orodesma pulverosa Schaus, 1911
Orodesma schausi Druce, 1890
Orodesma senecauxi Lalanne-Cass..., 1997
Orodesma tasseli Barbut & Lal..., 2016
Orodesma tavakiliani Barbut & Lal..., 2016
Panula inconstans Guenée, 1852
Panula scindens Walker, 1858
Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818Common Oak
Phoberia ingenua (Walker, 1858)⇒ Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818
Phoberia orthosioides (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818
Phoberia porrigens (Hübner, 1818)⇒ Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818


Links, sources and further information
Melipotini at itis.gov