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Checklist for Family Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 (Armyworms)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
36
176
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
36
176
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
34
172
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
126
163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
121
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
13
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
13 Genera with 14 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1860Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Antiophlebia Felder, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Araea Hampson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Condica Walker, 1865Groundlings And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Cytothymia Hampson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ectochela Hampson, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Epimeciodes Hampson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Mentaxya Geyer, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1939Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Phalaena radiosa Esper, 17591SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophila Guenée, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 18741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
14 Species
Acontia accola Felder & Rog..., 1874
Agrotis crassilinea (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Euxoa crassilinea Wallengren, 1860
Antiophlebia bracteata Felder, 1874
Araea indecora Felder & Rog..., 1874
Condica inexacta (Walker, 1865)⇒ Condica capensis Guenée, 1852
Cytothymia absita Felder & Rog..., 1874
Ectochela canina Felder, 1874
Ectochela dasophrys Tams, 1930
Epimeciodes abunda Felder & Rog..., 1874
Mentaxya rubra Berio, 1955
Noctua grisea Lempke, 1939
Phalaena bombyx Linnæus, 1759
Phyllophila griseola Felder & Rog..., 1874
Thysanoplusia (Exquiplusia) exquisita Felder & Rog..., 1874

Subnodes of Noctuidae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAcronictinae
Harris, 1841
Acronictines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCondicinae
Poole, 1995
Condicine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCuculliinae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1850
Cucullines
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadeninae
Guenée, 1837
Hadenine Noctuid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNoctuinae
Latreille, 1809
Cutworm, Dart Moths, Noctuine Noctuid Moths
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlusiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Plusiines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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