Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for America (Continents)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1308
49520
421464 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 1302
49454
421283 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 1167
48637
416604 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 637
37635
344782 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 116
10143
78074 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 109
10075
77971 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 100
10000
77696 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 34
6550
51823 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 30
5816
45270 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 9
2962
20528 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for America
9 Families width 20528 Species and 982 Subspecies
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in America | Family | Arctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms | 193
713 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ctenuchidae
W. Kirby, 1837
Ctenuchid moths, Scape moths, Wasp moths | 24
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dioptidae
J. Bechyné, 1950
American False Tiger Moths, Oakworms | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 1092
9384 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 16
103 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 1245
7716 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 51
305 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 337
2255 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Syntomidae
Herrich Schaffer, 1846
| 2
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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