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Checklist for Tribe Melipotini Grote, 1895
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
74
2216
6539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
74
2216
6539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2214
6537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
1320
3993
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
1200
3512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
640
2077
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths
245
759
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErebinae
Leach, 1815
Erebine Moths
65
276
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelipotini
Grote, 1895
9
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
9 Genera with 29 Species
Boryzops Richards, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Bulia Walker, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Cissusa Walker, 18813SpeciesTaxom
Forsebia Richards, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Ianius Richards, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Litocala Harvey, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Melipotis Hübner, 188112SpeciesTaxom
Panula Guenée, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Phoberia Hübner, 18183SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
29 Species
Boryzops purissimus Dyar, 1910
Bulia deducta Morrison, 1875
Bulia mexicana Behr, 1870
Bulia schausi Richards, 1941
Bulia similaris Richards, 1936
Cissusa mucronata Grote, 1883
Cissusa spadix Stoll, 1780Black Dotted Brown
Cissusa valens H. Edwards, 1881Fivelined tonguesole
Forsebia cinis Guenée, 1852Forsebia Moth
Forsebia perlaeta Edwards, 1882Forsebia Moth
Ianius mosca Dyar, 1910
Litocala sexsignata Harvey, 1875Litocala Moth
Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852Royal Poinciana Moth
Melipotis agrotoides Walker, 1857
Melipotis cellaris Guenée, 1852Cellar Melipotis
Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852Famelica Melipotis Moth
Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823Fasciolated Melipotis
Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857Indomitable Melipotis
Melipotis januaris Guenée, 1852January Melipotis
Melipotis jucunda Hübner, 1818Cape sole
Melipotis nigrobasis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis novanda Guenée, 1852
Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852
Melipotis tenella (Edwards, 1881)⇒ Drasteria parallela L.G. Crabo &..., 2013
Panula inconstans Guenée, 1852
Panula scindens Walker, 1858
Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818Common Oak
Phoberia ingenua (Walker, 1858)⇒ Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818
Phoberia porrigens (Hübner, 1818)⇒ Phoberia atomaris Hübner, 1818


Links, sources and further information
Melipotini at itis.gov