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Checklist for Tribe Melipotini Grote, 1895
and region Pitilla Station (Pitilla, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
322
4092
5701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
322
4092
5701
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
311
4051
5624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
227
3613
5148
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
1318
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
1318
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
1318
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
953
2026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
926
2002
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
552
1230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
287
681
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
70
185
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Pitilla Station
3 Genera with 10 Species
Boryzops Richards, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 19266SpeciesTaxom
Orodesma Herrich-Schä..., 19112SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pitilla Station
10 Species
Boryzops purissima Dyar, 1911
Boryzops similis Druce, 1901
Melipotis agrotoides Walker, 1857
Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823Fasciolated Melipotis
Melipotis januaris Guenée, 1852January Melipotis
Melipotis ochrodes Guenée, 1852
Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis punctifinis Hampson, 1926
Orodesma ameria Druce, 1890
Orodesma fearni Schaus, 1911


Links, sources and further information
Melipotini at itis.gov