Checklist for Family Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 (Armyworms)
and region Benin (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 200
1305
2565 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 191
1271
2495 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
1005
2162 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 32
276
610 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
187
492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
179
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
39
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths | 12
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Benin
12 Genera with 18 Species | Acrapex Hampson, 2017 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aegocera Latreille, 1836 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Busseola Thurau, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crameria Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heraclia Hübner, 1856 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Metagarista Walker, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitrophrys Karsch, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orygmophora Hampson, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Othreis Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesamia Guenée, 2020 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1797 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
18 Species | Acrapex zoutoi Le Ru, 2017 | | | Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836 | | | Busseola fusca Fuller, 1901 | Maize stalk borer | | Crameria amabilis Drury, 1773 | | | Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805 | African cotton bollworm | | Heraclia geryon Fabricius, 1781 | | | Heraclia superba Butler, 1875 | | | Heraclia terminatis Walker, 1856 | | | Metagarista maenas Herrich-Schä..., 1853 | | | Mitrophrys menete Cramer, 1775 | Chinati Sheepmoth | | Orygmophora mediofoveata Hampson, 1926 | | | Othreis divitiosa (Walker, 1873) | ⇒ Eudocima divitiosa Walker, 1869 | | Sesamia calamistis (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Sesamia jansei Tams & J. Bo..., 1953 | | Sesamia penniseti Tams & J. Bo..., 1953 | | | Sesamia poephaga Tams & J. Bo..., 1953 | | | Sesamia simillima Le Ru, 2022 | | | Sesamia temberma Le Ru, 2020 | | | Spodoptera frugiperda Smith & Abbot, 1797 | Corn leaf worm |
Subnodes of Noctuidae with occurrences in Benin
Links, sources and further information Noctuidae at artfakta.se
Noctuidae at dyntaxa.se
Noctuidae at gbif.org
Noctuidae at irmng.org
Noctuidae at itis.gov
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