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Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Alentejo (Portugal)


Class
 		Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects		166
709
925		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects		166
709
925		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 		Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects		158
687
890		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects		117
576
762		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths		32
172
232		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths		31
171
231		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
31
171
231		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Section
 		Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
135
182		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 		Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
132
179		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths		5
40
54		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alentejo
5 Families width 54 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms33SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars2SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths15SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths1SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alentejo
40 Genera with 54 Species
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Acontia Ochsenheimer, 17632SpeciesTaxom
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1758Dagger moths1SpeciesTaxom
Adisura Moore, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aegle Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1775Cutworm2SpeciesTaxom
Athalia Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Autographa Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Bena Billberg, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calophasia Stephens, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1786Underwing moths5SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Condica Walker, 1911Groundlings And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Coscinia Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Cryphia Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Cymbalophora Rambur, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Discestra Hampson, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Eilema Hübner, 1808Lichen Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Empusa Illiger, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18082SpeciesTaxom
Harpyia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hecatera Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Lacanobia Billberg, 1758Light brocade1SpeciesTaxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Meganola Dyar, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Mormo Ochsenheimer, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 18094SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1758Yellow underwings2SpeciesTaxom
Nodaria Guenée, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Ocnogyna Lederer, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1808Armyworm Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Thaumetopoea Hübner, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplusia McDunnough, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Tyria Hubner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tyta Billberg, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Xestia Hübner, 1775Spotted cutworm1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alentejo
54 Species
Acontia (Acontia) lucida Hufnagel, 1766Pale Shoulder
Acontia (Emmelia) trabealis (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Emmelia trabealis Scopoli, 1763
Acronicta (Viminia) rumicis Linnaeus, 1758Dark knotgrass moth
Adisura marginalis Walker, 1857New Pod Borer
Aegle vespertinalis (Rambur, 1858)⇒ Aegle vespertalis Hübner, 1818
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Agrotis (Agrotis) segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775Black cutworm
Athalia circularis Klug, 1815
Autographa gamma Linnaeus, 1758Beet worm
Bena bicolorana (Fuessly, 1775)⇒ Bena prasinana Linnaeus, 1758
Calophasia platyptera Esper, 1788Antirrhinum Brocade
Catocala (Catocala) elocata Esper, 1787French Red Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) nupta Linnaeus, 1767Red Underwing
Catocala (Catocala) nymphagoga Esper, 1787Oak Yellow Underwing
Catocala (Mormonia) dilecta Hübner, 1808
Catocala coniuncta Esper, 1786Minsmere Crimson Underwing
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789Golden Twin-spot
Condica andrena Smith, 1911Rough triggerfish
Coscinia cribraria Linnaeus, 1758Speckled Footman
Cryphia (Bryopsis) muralis (Forster, 1771)⇒ Nyctobrya muralis Forster, 1771
Cryphia (Euthales) algae Fabricius, 1775Tree-lichen Beauty
Cymbalophora pudica Esper, 1785Discrete Chaperon
Discestra trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766
Dysgonia algira Linnaeus, 1767Passenger
Eilema caniola Hübner, 1808Hoary Footman
Empusa pennata Thunberg, 1815Conehead mantis
Eublemma ostrina Hübner, 1808Purple Marbled
Eublemma parva Hübner, 1808Small Marbled
Harpyia milhauseri Fabricius, 1775Tawny Prominent
Hecatera dysodea Denis & Schi..., 1775Moth
Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805African cotton bollworm
Heliothis (Heliothis) peltigera Denis & Schi..., 1775Bordered Straw
Heliothis incarnata (FREYER, 1838)⇒ Chazaria incarnata FREYER, 1838
Lacanobia (Diataraxia) oleracea Linnaeus, 1758Bright-line Brown
Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827Cosmopolitan
Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758Asian Gypsy Moth
Meganola togatulalis Hübner, 1796
Mormo maura Linnaeus, 1758Black Underwing
Mythimna (Hyphilare) albipuncta Denis & Schi..., 1775White-point
Mythimna (Hyphilare) l-album Linnaeus, 1767L-album Wainscot
Mythimna (Mythimna) vitellina Hübner, 1808Delicate
Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta Haworth, 1809American armyworm
Noctua comes Hübner, 1813Lesser Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758Common yellow underwing moth
Nodaria nodosalis Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Ocnogyna baetica (Rambur, 1836)⇒ Ocnogyna boeticum Rambur, 1836
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Thaumetopoea herculeana Rambur, 1840Grass Procession Moth
Thaumetopoea pityocampa Denis & Schi..., 1775Pine Procession Moth
Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775Golden Plusia
Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803Cabbage Looper
Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758Cinnabar
Tyta luctuosa Denis & Schi..., 1775Field bindweed moth
Xestia (Xestia) xanthographa Denis & Schi..., 1775Little Grass Frog

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Alentejo
FamilyArctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms		1
1		Genus
Species
Taxom

FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths		10
15		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings		25
33		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		2
3		Genera
Species
Taxom



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