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Checklist for Subfamily Noctuinae Latreille, 1809 (Cutworm)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
71
1255
2808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
70
1251
2798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1237
2748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
751
1740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
20
686
1616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
317
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
124
261
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNoctuinae
Latreille, 1809
Cutworm, Dart Moths, Noctuine Noctuid Moths
43
100
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
43 Genera with 100 Species
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Acrapex Hampson, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Agrochola Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1857Cutworm9SpeciesTaxom
Aplectoides Butler, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Arenostola Hampson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Athetis Hübner, 200111SpeciesTaxom
Axylia Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Brithys Hübner, 17822SpeciesTaxom
Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1909Mottled rustic3SpeciesTaxom
Cardepia Hampson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Compsotata Prout, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Conicofrontia Hampson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Conservula Grote, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Diaphone Hübner, 17903SpeciesTaxom
Eugnorisma Boursin, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Euplexia Stephens, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Feliniopsis Roepke, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Graphiphora Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hadena Schrank, 1874Lychnis2SpeciesTaxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Leucochlaena Hampson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lycophotia Hübner, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Magusa Walker, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Mentaxya Geyer, 19555SpeciesTaxom
Micragrotis Hampson, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Neoparadigma Krüger, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings2SpeciesTaxom
Ochropleura Hübner, 17614SpeciesTaxom
Odontestra Hampson, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Oligia Hübner, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Peridroma Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Platypolia Grote, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Polymixis Hübner, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Rhyacia Hübner, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Sciomesa Tams & J. Bo..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sesamia Guenée, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Speia Tams & Bowden, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1857Armyworm Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Tracheplexia Janse, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Ulochlaena Lederer, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Vietteania Rungs, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Xanthia Ochsenheimer, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
100 Species
Acrapex aenigma Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acrapex albivena Hampson, 1910
Acrapex breviptera Janse, 1939
Acrapex unicolora Hampson, 1910
Agrochola (Sunira) bicolorago Guenée, 1852Bicolored Sallow
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Agrotis (Agrotis) segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775Black cutworm
Agrotis bilix Guenée, 1852
Agrotis crassilinea (Wallengren, 1860)⇒ Euxoa crassilinea Wallengren, 1860
Agrotis isopleura Hampson, 1902
Agrotis lanidorsa Guenée, 1852
Agrotis oliveata Hampson, 1902
Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808)⇒ Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766
Agrotis subalba (Walker, 1857)⇒ Agrotis trux Hübner, 1824
Aplectoides condita Guenée, 1852
Arenostola interlata Walker, 1857
Athetis alternata Janse, 1938
Athetis collaris Wallengren, 1856
Athetis ignava Guenée, 1852
Athetis interlata Walker, 1857
Athetis leucopis Hampson, 1902
Athetis melanopis (Hampson, 1909)⇒ Athetis melanosema Hampson, 1914
Athetis nigra Janse, 1938
Athetis pallicornis Felder & Rog..., 1874
Athetis restricta Janse, 1938
Athetis satellitia Hampson, 1902
Athetis splendidula Krüger, 2001
Axylia renalis (Moore, 1881)⇒ Xestia renalis Moore, 1867
Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775Amaryllis Borer
Brithys dominica (Cramer, 1782)⇒ Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775
Caradrina (Paradrina) atriluna Guenée, 1852
Caradrina eugraphis Janse, 1938
Caradrina pexicera Hampson, 1909
Cardepia definiens Walker, 1857
Compsotata elegantissima Guenée, 1852
Conicofrontia sesamiodes Hampson, 1902
Conservula cinisigna de Joannis, 1906
Conservula minor Holland, 1896
Diaphone elegans (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Diaphone eumela Stoll, 1781
Diaphone eumela Stoll, 1781Cherry Spot
Diaphone sylviana (Stoll, 1790)⇒ Diaphone eumela Stoll, 1781
Eugnorisma gaurax Pungeler, 1900
Euplexia augens Felder & Rog..., 1874
Euplexia saldanha (Felder, 1874)⇒ Euplexia augens Felder & Rog..., 1874
Feliniopsis indigna Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Graphiphora augur Fabricius, 1775Double Dart
Hadena bulgeri Felder & Rog..., 1874
Hadena speyeri Felder, 1874
Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827Cosmopolitan
Leucania (Leucania) joannisi Boursin & Rungs, 1952
Leucania amens Guenée, 1852
Leucania curvula (Walker, 1856)⇒ Leucania loreyi Duponchel, 1827
Leucania punctulata Wallengren, 1856Cypress Sphinx
Leucochlaena trinota Herrich-Schä..., 1854
Lycophotia postventa Geyer, 1837
Magusa versicolora Saalmüller, 1891
Mentaxya albifrons Geyer, 1837
Mentaxya decipiens (Felder & Rog..., 1874)⇒ Mentaxya rimosa Guenée, 1852
Mentaxya ignicollis Walker, 1857
Mentaxya rimosa Guenée, 1852
Mentaxya rubra Berio, 1955
Micragrotis intendens Walker, 1857
Micragrotis interstriata Hampson, 1902
Mythimna (Hyphilare) usta Hampson, 1902
Mythimna apparata Wallengren, 1875
Mythimna poliastis Hampson, 1902
Mythimna tacuna Felder & Rog..., 1874
Neoparadigma aeramen Felder & Rog..., 1874
Noctua grisea Lempke, 1939
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Ochropleura cinctithorax Walker, 1857
Ochropleura leucogaster FREYER, 1831Radford's Flame Shoulder
Ochropleura nothostigmata Hacker & Krü..., 2019
Ochropleura plecta Linnaeus, 1761Flame Shoulder
Odontestra conformis Hampson, 1918
Odontestra speyeri Felder & Rog..., 1874
Oligia instructa Walker, 1865
Oligia tripunctata Fletcher D. S., 1961
Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808Pearly Underwing
Platypolia anceps Stephens, 1850
Polymixis typhonia Miller, 1882
Rhyacia (Standfussrhyacia) junonia Staudinger, 1881
Sciomesa scotochroa Hampson, 1914
Sesamia calamistis (Hampson, 1910)⇒ Sesamia jansei Tams & J. Bo..., 1953
Sesamia capensis Le Ru, 2015
Sesamia jansei Tams & J. Bo..., 1953
Speia vuteria Stoll, 1783
Spodoptera apertura Walker, 1865
Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852Cape lawn Moth
Spodoptera cycloides (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852
Spodoptera exempta Walker, 1857African armyworm
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Spodoptera frugiperda Smith & Abbot, 1797Corn leaf worm
Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833African cotton leafworm
Spodoptera triturata Walker, 1857Lawn caterpillar
Tracheplexia lucia Felder & Rog..., 1974
Ulochlaena fulviguttata Krüger, 2007
Vietteania amens Guenée, 1852
Vietteania torrentium Guenée, 1852
Xanthia basalis Walker, 1862

Subnodes of Noctuinae with occurrences in Western Cape
TribeApameini
Guenée, 1841
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeCaradrinini
Boisduval, 1840
2
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeDypterygiini
Forbes, 1964
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeEpisemini
Guenée, 1837
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeGlottulini
Guenée, 1852
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHadenini
Guenée, 1837
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeLeucaniini
Guenée, 1837
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeNoctuini
Latreille, 1809
10
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribePhlogophorini
Hampson, 1918
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeProdeniini
Forbes, 1954
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeXylenini
Guenée, 1837
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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