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Checklist for Subfamily Noctuinae Latreille, 1809 (Cutworm)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
50
1627
5618
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1133
4496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
1029
4268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
580
1780
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
200
486
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNoctuinae
Latreille, 1809
Cutworm, Dart Moths, Noctuine Noctuid Moths
33
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
33 Genera with 86 Species
#ABCDEFLMOPRST
Acrapex Hampson, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1903Cutworm6SpeciesTaxom
Amazonides Fletcher D. S., 19133SpeciesTaxom
Athetis Hübner, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Brevipecten Hampson, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Brithys Hübner, 17873SpeciesTaxom
Busseola Thurau, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Cerapteryx Curtis, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Dargida Walker, 01SpeciesTaxom
Euneophlebia Berio, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Euplexia Stephens, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Eurois Hübner, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1921Coast dart1SpeciesTaxom
Feliniopsis Roepke, 20073SpeciesTaxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 18568SpeciesTaxom
Lycophotia Hübner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Magusa Walker, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Manga J. Bowden, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Matopo Distant, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Medlerana Laporte, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Mentaxya Geyer, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Micragrotis Hampson, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 18567SpeciesTaxom
Odontestra Hampson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Oligia Hübner, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Poeonoma Tams & J. Bo..., 19532SpeciesTaxom
Polytela Guenée, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Polytelodes Hampson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Rhyacia Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Sciatta Walker, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Sesamia Guenée, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1857Armyworm Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Thalpophila Hübner, 1820
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
86 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acrapex aenigma Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acrapex cuprescens Hampson, 1914
Acrapex hemiphlebia Hampson, 1914
Acrapex holoscota Hampson, 1914
Acrapex rufidorsata Hampson, 1914
Acrapex unicolora Hampson, 1910
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Agrotis bisignata (Hampson, 1911)⇒ Spodoptera mauritia Boisduval, 1833
Agrotis bisignoides Poole, 1989
Agrotis denticulosa (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Agrotis segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775
Agrotis melamesa Hampson, 1913
Agrotis subspinifera Hampson, 1903
Amazonides atrisigna Hampson, 1911Sycamore lace bug
Amazonides melamesa Hampson, 1913
Amazonides rufescens Hampson, 1913
Athetis magniplagia Hampson, 1918
Athetis pigra Guenée, 1852
Brevipecten confluens Hampson, 1926
Brevipecten cornuta Hampson, 1902
Brevipecten politzari Hacker & Fib..., 2007
Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775Amaryllis Borer
Brithys crini crini Fabricius, 1775
Brithys crini pancratii (Cyrillo, 1787)⇒ Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775
Busseola fusca Fuller, 1901Maize stalk borer
Busseola mesophaea Hampson, 1914
Busseola praepallens Hampson, 1910
Busseola rufidorsata Hampson, 1914
Cerapteryx rufo costa Tutt, 1891
Dargida diffusa neptis
Euneophlebia acutissima Berio, 1972
Euplexia albifusa Hampson, 1908
Eurois brunnescens Lempke, 1962
Euxoa persiae Strand, 1921
Feliniopsis medleri Laporte, 1973
Feliniopsis nigribarbata Hampson, 1908
Feliniopsis wojtusiaki Hacker & Fib..., 2007
Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827Cosmopolitan
Leucania bertha Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Leucania duplicata Butler, 1889
Leucania fissifascia Hampson, 1907
Leucania insulicola Guenée, 1852
Leucania miasticta Hampson, 1918
Leucania phaea Hampson, 1902
Leucania prominens (Walker, 1856)⇒ Leucania duplicata Butler, 1889
Lycophotia viridis Hampson, 1911
Magusa versicolora Saalmüller, 1891
Manga basilinea Bowden, 1956
Matopo selecta Walker, 1865
Medlerana nigeriensis Laporte, 1973
Mentaxya bisignata Hampson, 1911
Mentaxya bisignoides Poole, 1989
Mentaxya grisea Laporte, 1973
Mentaxya percurvata Berio, 1955
Mentaxya viridis Hampson, 1911
Micragrotis semicirculosa elaphrodes Fletcher, 1961
Mythimna (Hyphilare) pyrausta Hampson, 1913
Mythimna (Prodigithymna) prominens Walker, 1856
Mythimna atritorna Hampson, 1911
Mythimna lunulata Gaede, 1916
Mythimna natalensis Butler, 1875
Mythimna panarista Fletcher, 1963
Mythimna provvisoria (Walker, 1856)⇒ Mythimna prominens Walker, 1856
Odontestra goniosema Hampson, 1913
Oligia ambigua Walker, 1858
Oligia hypothermes Hampson, 1908
Oligia hypoxantha Hampson, 1914
Oligia melanodonta Hampson, 1908
Oligia rufulonigra Laporte, 1973
Poeonoma serrata Hampson, 1910
Poeonoma similis Tams & J. Bo..., 1953
Polytela cliens Felder & Rog..., 1874
Polytelodes florifera Walker, 1858
Rhyacia (Standfussrhyacia) junonia Staudinger, 1881
Sciatta remota Druce, 1887Changa
Sesamia albivena Hampson, 1902
Sesamia botanephaga Tams & J. Bo..., 1953
Sesamia calamistis (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Sesamia jansei Tams & J. Bo..., 1953
Sesamia poephaga Tams & J. Bo..., 1953
Sesamia sudanensis (Tams & Bowden, 1953)⇒ Sesamia albivena Hampson, 1902
Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852Cape lawn Moth
Spodoptera exempta Walker, 1857African armyworm
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Spodoptera frugiperda Smith & Abbot, 1797Corn leaf worm
Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833African cotton leafworm
Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775Armyworm
Spodoptera mauritia Boisduval, 1833Grass armyworm
Spodoptera metriodes (Bethune-Baker, 1911)⇒ Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833
Spodoptera triturata Walker, 1857Lawn caterpillar

Subnodes of Noctuinae with occurrences in Nigeria
TribeApameini
Guenée, 1841
7
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCaradrinini
Boisduval, 1840
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeDypterygiini
Forbes, 1964
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGlottulini
Guenée, 1852
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHadenini
Guenée, 1837
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLeucaniini
Guenée, 1837
2
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNoctuini
Latreille, 1809
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhlogophorini
Hampson, 1918
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeProdeniini
Forbes, 1954
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeXylenini
Guenée, 1837
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Noctuinae at artfakta.se
Noctuinae at dyntaxa.se
Noctuinae at itis.gov