Checklist of Family Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 (Armyworms)
for Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 275
1566
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 275
1566
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 267
1550
2024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 200
1397
1873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
338
479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
337
478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
330
460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
159
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
144
206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
32
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths | 15
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Town
15 Genera with 16 Species | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1902 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arenostola Hampson, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athetis Hübner, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callyna Guenée, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1852 | Mottled rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centrarthra Hampson, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diargyria Krüger, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectochela Hampson, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoplexia Hampson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypotype Hampson, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polymixis Hübner, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tycomarptes Fletcher, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
16 Species | Agrotis oliveata Hampson, 1902 | | | Arenostola interlata Walker, 1857 | | | Athetis ignava Guenée, 1852 | | | Athetis melanopis (Hampson, 1909) | ⇒ Athetis melanosema Hampson, 1914 | | Callyna cupricolor Hampson, 1902 | | | Caradrina (Paradrina) atriluna Guenée, 1852 | | | Centrarthra dicksoni Janse, 1938 | | | Diargyria argyhorion Krüger, 2009 | | | Ectochela dasophrys Tams, 1930 | | | Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805 | African cotton bollworm | | Heliothis (Heliothis) scutuligera Guenée, 1852 | | | Hypoplexia varicolor Warren, 1914 | | | Hypotype scotomista Hampson, 1902 | | | Polymixis typhonia Miller, 1882 | | | Thysanoplusia (Exquiplusia) exquisita Felder & Rog..., 1874 | | | Tycomarptes inferior Guenée, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Noctuidae with occurrences in Cape Town
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