Checklist for Tribe Melipotini Grote, 1895
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 569
8211
23107 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 566
8203
23100 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 541
8080
22778 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 342
6365
19175 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2424
8034 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 76
2424
8034 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 74
2417
8025 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 27
1815
6573 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 23
1628
5798 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
612
1577 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 331
1014 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 31
58 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melipotini
Grote, 1895
| 2
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Ecuador
2 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Ecuador
10 Species and 1 Subspecies | Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852 | Royal Poinciana Moth | | Melipotis acontioides producta Hayes, 1975 | | | Melipotis cellaris Guenée, 1852 | Cellar Melipotis | | Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823 | Fasciolated Melipotis | | Melipotis harrisoni Schaus, 1923 | | | Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857 | Indomitable Melipotis | | Melipotis lenosa Dognin, 1894 | | | Melipotis leona Felder, 1874 | | | Melipotis trujillensis Dognin, 1912 | | | Orodesma apicina Herrich-Schä..., 1868 | | | Orodesma senecauxi Lalanne-Cass..., 1997 | |
Links, sources and further information Melipotini at itis.gov
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