Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 105
465
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 105
465
687 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 100
459
684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 83
404
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 37
225
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 37
225
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 37
225
310 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 17
167
241 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
155
228 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
65
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Abyssinia
5 Families width 92 Species
Genera for Abyssinia
65 Genera with 92 Species
| Abrostola Ochsenheimer, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Acontia Ochsenheimer, 2008 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aegocera Latreille, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afroplitis Kiriakoff, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1852 | Cutworm | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alpenus Walker, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1864 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Amazonides Fletcher D. S., 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amphia Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amsactarctia Berio, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheua Walker, 1910 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Aporophoba Berio, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apospasta Fletcher, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arcyophora Guenée, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ariathisa Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Attatha Moore, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bifrontipta Berio, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Boscawenia Fletcher, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1852 | Mottled rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Casama Walker, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catephia Ochsenheimer, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerocala Boisduval, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crambiforma Hampson, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crameria Hübner, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Crypsotidia Rothschild, 2005 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenusa Hampson, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasychira Hübner, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Digama Moore, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1877 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eutelia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euxootera Fletcher, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliophobus Boisduval, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heteropalpia Berio, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1995 | Bloxworth snout | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnarctia Bartel, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Laelia Stephens, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Masalia Moore, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metarctia Walker, 1920 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Micralarctia A. Watson, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mitrophrys Karsch, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neaxestis Hampson, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Numeniastes Fletcher, 1963 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paramarbla Hübner, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polelassothys Janse, 1954 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pteredoa Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rigema Walker, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rougeotia Laporte, 1918 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciomesa Tams & J. Bo..., 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Seydelia Kiriakoff, 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicia Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenilema Hampson, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stracilla Hübner, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Teracotona Butler, 1917 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Thaumetopoea Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tholeropsis Berio, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thyretes Boisduval, 1878 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonodes Guenée, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tycomarptes Fletcher, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tytroca Wiltshire, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1939 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Abyssinia
92 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, 1852 | Angled 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 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, 1852 | Grey 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 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 | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 31
49 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 25
31 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 6
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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