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Checklist for Tribe Melipotini Grote, 1895
and region Lower Great Plains (Great Plains)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
57
1112
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
57
1112
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
57
1112
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
57
1112
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
1112
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
1112
3686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
55
1108
3679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
737
2702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
666
2322
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
383
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
100
292
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
23
103
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
5
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lower Great Plains
5 Genera with 11 Species
Bulia Walker, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Cissusa Walker, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Litocala Harvey, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Phoberia Hübner, 18582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Great Plains
11 Species
Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875
Cissusa indiscreta H. Edwards, 1886Honeycomb filefish
Cissusa spadix Stoll, 1780Black Dotted Brown
Cissusa valens H. Edwards, 1881Fivelined tonguesole
Litocala sexsignata Harvey, 1875Litocala Moth
Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852Royal Poinciana Moth
Melipotis cellaris Guenée, 1852Cellar Melipotis
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818Common Oak
Phoberia ingenua (Walker, 1858)⇒ Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818


Links, sources and further information
Melipotini at itis.gov