Checklist for Tribe Melipotini Grote, 1895
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 365
2609
4525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 364
2608
4523 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 351
2557
4450 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 219
1949
3371 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 46
750
1341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 46
750
1341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 46
750
1341 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 21
488
910 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
467
884 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
221
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths | 109
208 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Erebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths | 30
70 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Melipotini
Grote, 1895
| 4
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Jamaica
4 Genera with 18 Species
Species list for Jamaica
18 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, 1852 | Royal Poinciana Moth | | Melipotis agrotoides Walker, 1857 | | | Melipotis brunnearis Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis contorta Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852 | Famelica Melipotis Moth | | Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823 | Fasciolated Melipotis | | Melipotis januaris Guenée, 1852 | January Melipotis | | Melipotis limitata (Möeschler, 1886) | ⇒ Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852 | | Melipotis novanda Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis ochrodes Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis sinualis (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852 | | Panula inconstans Guenée, 1852 | |
Links, sources and further information Melipotini at itis.gov
|
