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Checklist for Family Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 (Armyworms)
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
78
419
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
74
412
601
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
54
321
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
23
226
351
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
148
241
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
138
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
84
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
52
88
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sahara
52 Genera with 88 Species
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Acontia Ochsenheimer, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Acrobyla Rebel, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Actebia Stephens, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Aegle Hübner, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Aegocera Latreille, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1824Cutworm13SpeciesTaxom
Anarta Ochsenheimer, 17665SpeciesTaxom
Armada Staudinger, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Athetis Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Autographa Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Brachygalea Hampson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Bryophila Treitschke, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Calophasia Stephens, 17883SpeciesTaxom
Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1918Mottled rustic2SpeciesTaxom
Cardepia Hampson, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Catamecia Staudinger, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cerapteryx Curtis, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cleonymia Berio, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Condica Walker, 1831Groundlings And Allies2SpeciesTaxom
Cryphia Hübner, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplusia Dufay, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cucullia Schrank, 1952Hooded Owlets3SpeciesTaxom
Datungia Boursin, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Dichagyris Lederer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Dysacontia Hacker, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Epharmottomena John, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Eremohadena Ronkay , Var..., 18771SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1902Coast dart1SpeciesTaxom
Hadena Schrank, 1895Lychnis1SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Heterographa Staudinger, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Lucasidia Agenjo, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Metopoceras Guenée, 19182SpeciesTaxom
Metoponrhis Staudinger, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Ozarba Walker, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Paradrina Boursin, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Peridroma Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Photedes Lederer, 1899Cordgrass Borers1SpeciesTaxom
Polytela Guenée, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Scodionyx Staudinger, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Scythocentropus Speiser, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Sesamia Guenée, 18272SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1833Armyworm Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Teinoptera Calberla, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Timora Walker, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplusia McDunnough, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Victrix Staudinger, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Vittaplusia Behounek , L..., 18561SpeciesTaxom
Xanthodes Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
88 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acontia (Acontia) biskrensis Oberthur, 1887
Acontia (Acontia) lucida Hufnagel, 1766Pale Shoulder
Acontia agacinoi (Rungs, 1945)⇒ Acontia biskrensis Oberthur, 1887
Acrobyla kneuckeri (Rebel, 1903)⇒ Metopoceras philbyi Wiltshire, 1980
Actebia (Protexarnis) photophila (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Pemphigostola synemonistis Strand, 1909
Aegle exsiccata Warren & Rot..., 1905
Aegocera brevivitta Hampson, 1901
Aegocera rectilinea Boisduval, 1836
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Agrotis (Agrotis) segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775Black cutworm
Agrotis (Powellinia) boetica Rambur, 1837
Agrotis (Powellinia) lasserrei Oberthur, 1881
Agrotis (Putagrotis) herzogi Rebel, 1911Spalding's Dart
Agrotis (Putagrotis) puta Hübner, 1803Shuttle Shaped Dart
Agrotis haifae Staudinger, 1897
Agrotis hoggari (Rothschild, 1920)⇒ Agrotis herzogi Rebel, 1911
Agrotis lanzarotensis Rebel, 1894
Agrotis mateui Rungs, 1952
Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808)⇒ Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766
Agrotis subspinifera Hampson, 1903
Agrotis trux Hübner, 1824Crescent Dart
Anarta (Calocestra) dianthi Tauscher, 1809
Anarta dianthi getula Rungs, 1942
Anarta (Calocestra) sodae Rambur, 1829
Anarta sodae rosacea Rothschild, 1920
Anarta (Calocestra) trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766
Armada panaceorum Ménétriés, 1848
Athetis bicolor Chrétien, 1913
Autographa gamma Linnaeus, 1758Beet worm
Brachygalea albolineata Blachier, 1905
Bryophila (Bryoleuca) vandalusiae Duponchel, 1842
Bryophila (Moureia) microglossa Rambur, 1858
Bryophila maurorum Rungs, 1945
Calophasia almoravida Graslin, 1863
Calophasia angularis Chrétien, 1911
Calophasia platyptera Esper, 1788Antirrhinum Brocade
Caradrina (Eremodrina) flava Oberthur, 1876
Caradrina soudanensis Hampson, 1918
Cardepia affinis (Rothschild, 1913)⇒ Cardepia sociabilis De Graslin, 1850
Cardepia sociabilis De Graslin, 1850
Catamecia minima Swinhoe, 1889
Cerapteryx rufo costa Tutt, 1891
Cleonymia (Cleonymia) chabordis Oberthur, 1876
Cleonymia jubata Oberthür, 1890
Cleonymia vaulogeri Staudinger, 1899
Condica viscosa FREYER, 1831
Condica viscosa viscosa Freyer, 1831
Cryphia rungsi Boursin, 1940
Ctenoplusia vittata Wallengren, 1856Streaked Plusia
Cucullia (Cucullia) syrtana Mabille, 1888
Cucullia bensi Agenjo, 1952
Cucullia capazi Agenjo, 1952
Datungia boursini Rungs, 1967
Dichagyris (Albocosta) flammatra Denis & Schi..., 1775Black Collar
Dysacontia flavonigra Swinhoe, 1885
Epharmottomena eremophila Rebel, 1895
Eremohadena (Eremohadena) halimi Milliere, 1877
Euxoa (Euxoa) canariensis Rebel, 1902
Hadena (Pronotestra) silenides Staudinger, 1895
Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805African cotton bollworm
Heliothis (Heliothis) nubigera Herrich-Schä..., 1851Eastern Bordered Straw
Heliothis (Heliothis) peltigera Denis & Schi..., 1775Bordered Straw
Heterographa puengeleri Bartel, 1904
Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827Cosmopolitan
Lucasidia phenax Boursin, 1937
Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar Oberthur, 1887
Metopoceras codeti (Oberthür, 1918)⇒ Metopoceras canroberti Oberthür, 1918
Metoponrhis rungsi Lucas, 1937
Metoponrhis variegata Lucas D., 1932
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Ozarba diaphora Berio, 1937
Paradrina flava (Oberthür, 1876)⇒ Caradrina flava Oberthur, 1876
Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808Pearly Underwing
Photedes deserticola Staudinger, 1899
Polytela cliens Felder & Rog..., 1874
Scodionyx balboi (Krüger, 1939)⇒ Scodionyx mysticus Staudinger, 1899
Scodionyx mysticus Staudinger, 1899
Scythocentropus inquinata Mabille, 1888
Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857Corn pink borer
Sesamia nonagrioides Lefèbvre, 1827Maize Wainscot
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833African cotton leafworm
Teinoptera culminifera Calberla, 1891
Teinoptera gafsana (Blachier, 1905)⇒ Phalera sundana Holloway, 1982
Timora albida Hampson, 1905
Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803Cabbage Looper
Trichoplusia transfixa (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Vittaplusia vittata Wallengren, 1856
Trichoplusia vittata (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Vittaplusia vittata Wallengren, 1856
Victrix tristis Rungs, 1945
Vittaplusia (Vittaplusia) vittata Wallengren, 1856Streaked Plusia
Xanthodes albago Fabricius, 1794

Subnodes of Noctuidae with occurrences in Sahara
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAcronictinae
Harris, 1841
Acronictines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAgaristinae
Boisduval, 1833
Forester Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBagisarinae
Crumb, 1956
Bagisarine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBryophilinae
Guenée, 1852
Bryophiline Moths
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCatocalinae
Boisduval, 1828
Catocaline Moths
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCondicinae
Poole, 1995
Condicine Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCuculliinae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1850
Cucullines
4
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEustrotiinae
Grote, 1882
Eustrotiines
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHadeninae
Guenée, 1837
Hadenine Noctuid Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHeliothinae
Boisduval, 1828
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMetoponiinae
Herrich-Schäffer, 1851
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNoctuinae
Latreille, 1809
Cutworm, Dart Moths, Noctuine Noctuid Moths
21
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOncocnemidinae
Forbes and Franclemont, 1954
Oncocnemidine Moths
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPlusiinae
Boisduval, 1828
Plusiines
4
6
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