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Checklist for Tribe Melipotini Grote, 1895
and region Caribbean islands (Caribbean)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
649
12089
36507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
645
12074
36476
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
619
11919
36088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
381
9444
29197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3340
9260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3340
9260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3335
9256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2155
6224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2012
5856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
1048
2889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
485
1495
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
100
337
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
5
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean islands
5 Genera with 31 Species
Boryzops Richards, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Bulia Walker, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 185719SpeciesTaxom
Orodesma Herrich-Schä..., 18905SpeciesTaxom
Panula Guenée, 18582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
31 Species
Boryzops purissima Dyar, 1911
Boryzops purissimus Dyar, 1910
Boryzops similis Druce, 1901
Bulia bolinalis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Bulia confirmans Walker, 1858
Bulia confirmans Walker, 1858
Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852Royal Poinciana Moth
Melipotis agrotoides Walker, 1857
Melipotis brunnearis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis contorta Guenée, 1852
Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852Famelica Melipotis Moth
Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823Fasciolated Melipotis
Melipotis goniosema Hampson, 1926
Melipotis guanicana Schaus, 1940
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Melipotis januaris Guenée, 1852January Melipotis
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Melipotis limitata (Möeschler, 1886)⇒ Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis lucigera Walker, 1857
Melipotis novanda Guenée, 1852
Melipotis ochrodes Guenée, 1852
Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis prolata Walker, 1857Prolata Melipotis
Melipotis sinualis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852
Melipotis strigifera Walker, 1857
Orodesma ameria Druce, 1890
Orodesma apicina Herrich-Schä..., 1868
Orodesma fearni Schaus, 1911
Orodesma obliqua (Herrich-Scha..., 1868)⇒ Orodesma apicina Herrich-Schä..., 1868
Orodesma schausi Druce, 1890
Panula inconstans Guenée, 1852
Panula scindens Walker, 1858


Links, sources and further information
Melipotini at itis.gov