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Checklist of Family Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 (Armyworms)
for Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
355
2683
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
2680
5913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
344
2648
5852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
218
1987
4685
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
39
435
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
39
435
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
39
435
821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
266
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
240
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
119
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
65
131
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Egypt
65 Genera with 131 Species
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Acontia Ochsenheimer, 19474SpeciesTaxom
Acosmetia Stephens, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Acrobyla Rebel, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Aegle Hübner, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Aegocera Latreille, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1824Cutworm17SpeciesTaxom
Argyrogramma Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Armada Staudinger, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Autographa Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Basistriga Fibiger & La..., 17751SpeciesTaxom
Boursinia Brandt, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Bryophila Treitschke, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Callopistria Hübner, 1884Fern Moths3SpeciesTaxom
Calophasia Stephens, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1894Mottled rustic9SpeciesTaxom
Cardepia Hampson, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Cerapoda Smith, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Condica Walker, 1858Groundlings And Allies4SpeciesTaxom
Copiphana Hampson, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Cornutiplusia Kostrowicki, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Cryphia Hübner, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cucullia Schrank, 1948Hooded Owlets4SpeciesTaxom
Dichagyris Lederer, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Enterpia Guenée, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Epharmottomena John, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Epipsammia Staudinger, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Eremobia Stephens, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eulocastra Butler, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1897Coast dart1SpeciesTaxom
Hadena Schrank, 1840Lychnis3SpeciesTaxom
Haplocestra Aurivillius, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Hecatera Guenée, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Hecatesia Boisduval, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Heraclia Hübner, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Iranada Wiltshire, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Lophotavia Hampson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Luperina Boisduval, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Matopo Distant, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metopoceras Guenée, 19385SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1794Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Ochropleura Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Odontelia Hampson, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Ozarba Walker, 19483SpeciesTaxom
Polymixis Hübner, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohadena Alpheraky, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomecia Hampson, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopseustis Alpheraky, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Rhabinopteryx Christoph, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Schinia Hübner, 1775Flower Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Scotogramma H. Edwards, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Scythocentropus Speiser, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Sesamia Guenée, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Shargacucullia L. Ronkay & ..., 19401SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1870Armyworm Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Teinoptera Calberla, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Thalerastria Staudinger, 01SpeciesTaxom
Thargelia Oestlund, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplusia McDunnough, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
131 Species and 6 Subspecies
Acontia (Acontia) lucida Hufnagel, 1766Pale Shoulder
Acontia crassivalva Wiltshire, 1947
Acontia grisescens (Rebel, 1948)⇒ Acontia biskrensis Oberthur, 1887
Acontia hemipentha Wiltshire, 1947
Acosmetia arida Johannes, 1909
Acrobyla kneuckeri (Rebel, 1903)⇒ Metopoceras philbyi Wiltshire, 1980
Acrobyla solituda eutychina Rebel, 1948
Aegle mimetes (Esper, 1798)⇒ Aegle vespertalis Hübner, 1818
Aegle semicana Esper, 1798
Aegle vespertalis Hübner, 1818
Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Agrotis (Agrotis) segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775Black cutworm
Agrotis (Powellinia) pierreti Bugnion, 1838
Agrotis adolfi (Hübner, 1824)⇒ Agrotis trux Hübner, 1824
Agrotis alexandriensis (Baker, 1894)⇒ Agrotis ripae Fabricius, 1794
Agrotis castellana (Treitschke, 1835)⇒ Agrotis lata Treitschke, 1835
Agrotis dirempta (Staudinger, 1859)⇒ Agrotis lata Treitschke, 1835
Agrotis elbaensis Rebel, 1947
Agrotis inobtrusa Walker, 1870
Agrotis lata Treitschke, 1835
Agrotis marginata Walker, 1870
Agrotis marsdeni Bethune-Baker, 1894
Agrotis mollis (Walker, 1870)⇒ Euxoa emolliens Hampson, 1905
Agrotis nili (Bethune-Baker, 1894)⇒ Agrotis trux Hübner, 1824
Agrotis ripae Fabricius, 1794Sand Dart
Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808)⇒ Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766
Agrotis trux Hübner, 1824Crescent Dart
Argyrogramma hainanensis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Argyrogramma signata Fabricius, 1775
Argyrogramma signata Fabricius, 1775Green Semilooper
Armada nilotica Bang-Haas A., 1912
Armada philbyi Wiltshire, 1979
Autographa gamma Linnaeus, 1758Beet worm
Basistriga flammatra (Schiffermüller, 1775)⇒ Dichagyris flammatra Denis & Schi..., 1775
Boursinia bedouina Wiltshire, 1948
Boursinia deceptrix Staudinger, 1900
Bryophila trilinea Bethune-Baker, 1894
Callopistria latreillei Duponchel, 1827Latreille's Latin
Callopistria rechingeri (Duponchel, 1827)⇒ Callopistria latreillei Duponchel, 1827
Callopistria yerburii Butler, 1884
Calophasia sinaica Wiltshire, 1948
Caradrina (Boursinidrina) oberthuri Rothschild, 1913
Caradrina oberthuri apicimaculata Rebel, 1948
Caradrina oberthuri oberthuri Rothschild, 1913
Caradrina (Paradrina) atriluna Guenée, 1852
Caradrina (Paradrina) clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Paradrina clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763
Caradrina alfierii Boursin, 1937
Caradrina apicimaculata Rebel, 1948
Caradrina katherina Wiltshire, 1947
Caradrina mediterraneae (Bethune-Baker, 1894)⇒ Caradrina atriluna Guenée, 1852
Cardepia affinis (Rothschild, 1913)⇒ Cardepia sociabilis De Graslin, 1850
Cardepia affinis legraini Hacker, 1998
Cardepia sociabilis De Graslin, 1850
Cerapoda aegyptiaca de Joannis, 1910
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789Golden Twin-spot
Condica andrena Smith, 1911Rough triggerfish
Condica capensis Guenée, 1852African
Condica coptica Wiltshire, 1948
Condica pauperata Walker, 1858
Copiphana kraussi (Rebel, 1895)⇒ Teinoptera culminifera Calberla, 1891
Copiphana mahuzzim (Calberla, 1891)⇒ Teinoptera culminifera Calberla, 1891
Cornutiplusia circumflexa Linnaeus, 1767Circumflexa
Cryphia paulina Staudinger, 1891
Cucullia (Cucullia) calendulae (Treitschke, 1835)⇒ Cucullia chamomillae Denis & Schi..., 1775
Cucullia efflatouni Wiltshire, 1948
Cucullia hemidiaphana Graeser, 1892
Cucullia macara Rebel, 1948
Dichagyris (Albocosta) flammatra Denis & Schi..., 1775Black Collar
Dichagyris (Dichagyris) erubescens Staudinger, 1892
Emmelia seminigra Rebel, 1947
Enterpia laudeti Boisduval, 1840
Enterpia roseomarginata Calberla, 1891
Epharmottomena costiplaga (Rebel, 1895)⇒ Epharmottomena eremophila Rebel, 1895
Epharmottomena plumbizonata (Rebel, 1895)⇒ Epharmottomena eremophila Rebel, 1895
Epipsammia fixseni (Christoph, 1883)⇒ Hecatesia fenestrata Boisduval, 1829
Eremobia cisti (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Tmethis cisti Fabricius, 1787
Eulocastra alfierii Wiltshire, 1948
Euxoa anarmodia Staudinger, 1897
Hadena (Anepia) syriaca Osthelder, 1933
Hadena (Pronotestra) silenides Staudinger, 1895
Hadena laudeti (Boisduval, 1840)⇒ Enterpia laudeti Boisduval, 1840
Haplocestra similis Aurivillius, 1910
Hecatera dysodea Denis & Schi..., 1775Moth
Hecatera fixseni Christoph, 1883
Hecatesia fenestrata Boisduval, 1829Common Whistling Moth
Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805African cotton bollworm
Heliothis (Heliothis) nubigera Herrich-Schä..., 1851Eastern Bordered Straw
Heliothis (Heliothis) peltigera Denis & Schi..., 1775Bordered Straw
Heraclia geryon Fabricius, 1781
Iranada turcorum Zerny, 1915
Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827Cosmopolitan
Lophotavia globulipes Walker, 1865Greater red dart
Luperina diversa (Staudinger, 1892)⇒ Luperina dumerilii Duponchel, 1826
Matopo selecta Walker, 1865
Metopoceras (Tritomoceras) khalildja Oberthur, 1884
Metopoceras eutychina Rebel, 1948
Metopoceras gypsata (Oberthür, 1884)⇒ Metopoceras khalidja Oberthur, 1884
Metopoceras khalidja Oberthur, 1884
Metopoceras solituda Brandt, 1938
Mythimna (Morphopoliana) languida Walker, 1858
Mythimna abbas Bethune-Baker, 1894
Noctua signata (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Argyrogramma signata Fabricius, 1775
Ochropleura flammatra (Schiffermüller, 1775)⇒ Dichagyris flammatra Denis & Schi..., 1775
Odontelia daphnadeparisae Kravchenko &..., 2007
Ozarba alfierii Wiltshire, 1948
Ozarba elephina Rebel, 1848
Ozarba socotrana cervina Rebel, 1948
Polymixis aegyptiaca (Wiltshire, 1947)⇒ Polymixis aurora Turati, 1924
Polymixis discordans Boursin, 1940
Pseudohadena (Jaxartia) jordana Staudinger, 1900
Pseudomecia beduina Wiltshire, 1948
Pseudopseustis beduina Wiltshire, 1948
Rhabinopteryx subtilis Mabille, 1888
Schinia scutosa Denis & Schi..., 1775Spotted Clover
Scotogramma compacta Turati, 1934
Scythocentropus ferrantei (Draudt, 1911)⇒ Scythocentropus inquinatus Mabille, 1888
Scythocentropus inquinata Mabille, 1888
Scythocentropus inquinatus Mabille, 1888
Scythocentropus mercedes (Pinker, 1974)⇒ Scythocentropus inquinata Mabille, 1888
Sesamia nonagrioides Lefèbvre, 1827Maize Wainscot
Sesamia wiltshirei Rungs, 1963
Shargacucullia strigicosta Boursin, 1940
Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852Cape lawn Moth
Spodoptera exempta Walker, 1857African armyworm
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833African cotton leafworm
Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775Armyworm
Spodoptera retrahens (Walker, 1870)⇒ Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852
Teinoptera culminifera Calberla, 1891
Thalerastria alfierii alfierii
Thargelia gigantea Rebel, 1909
Thysanoplusia (Daubeplusia) daubei Boisduval, 1840Boathouse Gem
Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775Golden Plusia
Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803Cabbage Looper

Subnodes of Noctuidae with occurrences in Egypt
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAmphipyrinae
Guenée, 1837
Amphipyrines
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyBryophilinae
Guenée, 1852
Bryophiline Moths
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCondicinae
Poole, 1995
Condicine Moths
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCuculliinae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1850
Cucullines
7
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyEustrotiinae
Grote, 1882
Eustrotiines
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHadeninae
Guenée, 1837
Hadenine Noctuid Moths
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHeliothinae
Boisduval, 1828
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMetoponiinae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNoctuinae
Latreille, 1809
Cutworm, Dart Moths, Noctuine Noctuid Moths
23
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyOncocnemidinae
Forbes and Franclemont, 1954
Oncocnemidine Moths
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPlusiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Plusiines
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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