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Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Abyssinia (Ethiopia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
109
475
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
109
475
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
104
469
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
87
414
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
37
228
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
37
228
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
228
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
17
169
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
157
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
65
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Abyssinia
5 Families width 94 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms31SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths51SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars2SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae (Grote, 1882)Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Abyssinia
65 Genera with 94 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPRSTU
Abrostola Ochsenheimer, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Aegocera Latreille, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1852Cutworm2SpeciesTaxom
Alpenus Walker, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Amazonides Fletcher D. S., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Amphia Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Amsactarctia Berio, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Antheua Walker, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Aporophoba Berio, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Apospasta Fletcher, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Arcyophora Guenée, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ariathisa Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Aroa Walker, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Attatha Moore, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Bifrontipta Berio, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Boscawenia Fletcher, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1852Mottled rustic1SpeciesTaxom
Casama Walker, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Catephia Ochsenheimer, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Cerocala Boisduval, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Crambiforma Hampson, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Crameria Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Crypsotidia Rothschild, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Ctenusa Hampson, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dasychira Hübner, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Digama Moore, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1877Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Eutelia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Euxootera Fletcher, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Heliophobus Boisduval, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Heteropalpia Berio, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1995Bloxworth snout3SpeciesTaxom
Ischnarctia Bartel, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Masalia Moore, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Metarctia Walker, 19209SpeciesTaxom
Micralarctia A. Watson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Mitrophrys Karsch, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Neaxestis Hampson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Numeniastes Fletcher, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paramarbla Hübner, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Polelassothys Janse, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Pteredoa Hübner, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Rigema Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Rougeotia Laporte, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Sciomesa Tams & J. Bo..., 19771SpeciesTaxom
Seydelia Kiriakoff, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Simplicia Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Stenilema Hampson, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Stracilla Hübner, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Teracotona Butler, 19174SpeciesTaxom
Thaumetopoea Hübner, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tholeropsis Berio, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Thyretes Boisduval, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Trigonodes Guenée, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Tycomarptes Fletcher, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tytroca Wiltshire, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1939Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Abyssinia
94 Species
Abrostola aethiopica (Dufay, 1958)⇒ Abrostola confusa Dufay, 1958
Abrostola obliqua Dufay, 1958
Acontia dissecta (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Acontia secta Guenée, 1852
Acontia ruficincta Hampson, 1910
Acontia secta Guenée, 1852
Acontia uhlenhuthi Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Aegocera ferrugo Jordan, 1926
Afroplitis quadratus Viette, 1954
Agrotis cinchonina (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Euxoa clauda Püngeler, 1906
Agrotis separata Guenée, 1852
Alpenus geminipuncta Hampson, 1916
Amata alicia Butler, 1876
Amata rufina Oberthür, 1878
Amata shoa Hampson, 1898
Amata velatipennis Walker, 1864
Amazonides putrefacta Guenée, 1852
Amphia hepialoides Guenée, 1852
Amsactarctia radiosa Pagenstecher, 1903
Anomis sabulifera Guenée, 1852Angled Gem
Antheua birbirana Viette, 1954
Antheua gaedei Kiriakoff, 1962
Antheua ornata (Walker, 1865)⇒ Rigema ornata Walker, 1865
Antheua trivitta Hampson, 1910
Aporophoba subaustralis Berio, 1977
Apospasta claudicans Guenée, 1852
Arcyophora zanderi Felder & Rog..., 1874
Ariathisa abyssinia Guenée, 1852
Aroa quadriplagata Pagenstecher, 1903
Attatha abyssinica Bryk, 1913
Bifrontipta saskai Berio, 1975
Boscawenia nora Pagenstecher, 1903
Caradrina (Paradrina) atriluna Guenée, 1852
Casama impura Hering, 1926
Catephia albirena Hampson, 1926
Cerocala confusa Warren, 1913
Crambiforma leucostrepta Hampson, 1926
Crameria abyssinica Strand, 1912
Crypsotidia digitata Kühne, 2005
Crypsotidia gigantea Kühne, 2005
Ctenusa curvilinea Hampson, 1913
Dasychira grisea Pagenstecher, 1903
Digama aganais Felder, 1874
Digama albicosta (Pagenstecher, 1903)⇒ Digama aganais Felder, 1874
Eilema elegans Butler, 1877
Euproctis chrysophaea Walker, 1865
Eutelia favillatrix (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Eutelia favillatrixoides Poole, 1989
Euxootera abyssinica Berio, 1975
Heliophobus africana Berio, 1977
Heteropalpia exarata Mabille, 1890
Hypena abyssinalis Guenée, 1854
Hypena abyssinialis (Guenée, 1854)⇒ Hypena abyssinalis Guenée, 1854
Hypena padelekorum Lödl, 1995
Ischnarctia cinerea Pagenstecher, 1903
Laelia dabano Collenette, 1934
Laelia diascia (Hampson, 1905)⇒ Laelia fracta Schaus & Cle..., 1893
Masalia flavocarnea Hampson, 1903
Metarctia abyssinibia (Strand, 1920)⇒ Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880
Metarctia carmel Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia erlangeri (Rothschild, 1910)⇒ Metarctia unicolor Oberthür, 1880
Metarctia haematricha Hampson, 1905
Metarctia kumasina Strand, 1920
Metarctia latipennis (Kiriakoff, 1957)⇒ Metarctia haematricha Hampson, 1905
Metarctia negusi Kiriakoff, 1957
Metarctia noctis Druce, 1910
Metarctia zegina (Strand, 1920)⇒ Metarctia flavivena Hampson, 1901
Micralarctia purus Butler, 1878
Mitrophrys abyssinica (Hampson, 1901)⇒ Mitrophrys magna Walker, 1854
Neaxestis mesogonia Hampson, 1905
Numeniastes selenis Fletcher D. S., 1963
Ophiusa dianaris Guenée, 1852Grey Drab
Paramarbla abyssinica Collenette, 1955
Polelassothys abyssinica Viette, 1954
Pteredoa atripalpia Hampson, 1910
Rigema ornata Walker, 1865
Rougeotia abyssinica Hampson, 1918
Sciomesa secata Berio, 1977
Seydelia geometrica Oberthür, 1883
Simplicia inarcualis (Zeller, 1852)⇒ Simplicia inareolalis Fryer, 1912
Spilosoma mediopunctata Pagenstecher, 1903
Stenilema aurantiaca Hampson, 1909
Stracilla abyssinica Hering, 1926
Stracilla translucida Oberthür, 1880
Teracotona (Neoteracotona) postalbida Gaede, 1926
Teracotona neumanni Rothschild, 1933
Teracotona seminigra Hampson, 1905
Teracotona sordida Rothschild, 1917
Thaumetopoea abyssinica Strand, 1911
Tholeropsis decimata Berio, 1977
Tholeropsis uncinata Berio, 1977
Thyretes negus Oberthür, 1878
Trigonodes exportata (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779
Tycomarptes inferior Guenée, 1852
Tytroca alabuensis Wiltshire, 1970
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) amhara Jordan, 1939

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Abyssinia
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths
31
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings
25
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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