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Checklist for Family Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 (Armyworms)
and region Jaffna (Northern Province, Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
54
143
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
54
143
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
50
124
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
33
107
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
18
82
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
18
82
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
18
82
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
13
59
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
58
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
23
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
5
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jaffna
5 Genera with 6 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Aegocera Latreille, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Maliattha Walker, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Polytela Guenée, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1775Armyworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jaffna
6 Species
Acontia (Emmelia) marmoralis Fabricius, 1794
Acontia (Emmelia) sexpunctata Fabricius, 1794
Aegocera venulia Cramer, 1777
Maliattha signifera Walker, 1857
Polytela gloriosae Fabricius, 1781
Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775Armyworm

Subnodes of Noctuidae with occurrences in Jaffna
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEustrotiinae
Grote, 1882
Eustrotiines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNoctuinae
Latreille, 1809
Cutworm, Dart Moths, Noctuine Noctuid Moths
2
2
Genera
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