Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 118
286
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 118
286
419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 115
282
414 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 80
219
345 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 27
109
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 27
109
193 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 26
108
192 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
56
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
54
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
32
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ascension
2 Families width 57 Species
Genera for Ascension
32 Genera with 57 Species
| Achaea Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrochola Hübner, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1875 | Cutworm | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anomis Hubner, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1857 | Mottled rustic | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardepia Hampson, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1857 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Condica Walker, 1852 | Groundlings And Allies | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenoplusia Dufay, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyligramma Boisduval, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diastema Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dimorphinoctua Viette, 1857 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Eudocima Billberg, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Faronta Smith, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1852 | Bloxworth snout | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hypocala Guenée, 1794 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lyncestis Walker, 1826 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1894 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pandesma Guenée, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peridroma Hübner, 1808 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Pronola Schaus, 1912 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchina Guenée, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Simplicia Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1833 | Armyworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vittaplusia Behounek , L..., 1879 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Ascension
57 Species | Achaea catella Guenée, 1852 | Banded Achaea | | Agrochola insularis Walker, 1875 | | | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Agrotis (Agrotis) segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Black cutworm | | Agrotis pallidula Walker, 1875 | | | Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775 | Cotton Looper | | Anomis sabulifera Guenée, 1852 | Angled Gem | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Caradrina (Paradrina) atriluna Guenée, 1852 | | | Caradrina indicata (Walker, 1857) | ⇒ Caradrina atriluna Guenée, 1852 | | Cardepia basilewskyi Berio, 1972 | | | Cardepia bergeri Berio, 1972 | | | Cardepia subvelata Walker, 1875 | | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) acuta Walker, 1858 | Tomato Looper | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789 | Golden Twin-spot | | Chrysodeixis dalei Wollaston, 1879 | | | Chrysodeixis includens Walker, 1857 | Cutworm Moth | | Condica capensis Guenée, 1852 | African | | Condica circuita Guenée, 1852 | | | Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) limbirena Guenée, 1852 | Scar Bank Gem | | Cyligramma latona Cramer, 1775 | Cream-striped owl | | Diastema tigris Guenée, 1852 | Lantana Control Moth | | Dimorphinoctua cunhaensis Viette, 1952 | | | Dimorphinoctua goughensis Fletcher D. S., 1963 | | | Dimorphinoctua pilifera Walker, 1857 | | | Eudocima apta (Walker, 1857) | ⇒ Eudocima materna Linnaeus, 1767 | | Faronta exoul Walker, 1856 | | | Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805 | African cotton bollworm | | Helicoverpa helenae Hardwick, 1965 | | | Helicoverpa insularis Walker, 1875 | | | Hypena commixtalis (Zeller, 1852) | ⇒ Hypena strigata Fabricius, 1798 | | Hypena helenae Berio, 1972 | Ruddy Daggerwing | | Hypena masurialis (Guenée, 1854) | ⇒ Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844 | | Hypena simplicalis Zeller, 1852 | | | Hypocala rostrata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827 | Cosmopolitan | | Leucania ptyonophora Hampson, 1905 | | | Lyncestis obliquivia Hampson, 1826 | | | Melipotis obliquivia Hampson, 1926 | | | Mythimna (Acantholeucania) loreyi (Duponchel, 1827) | ⇒ Leucania loreyi Duponchel, 1827 | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Ophiusa tirrhaca Hampson, 1894 | Green Drab | | Pandesma robusta Walker, 1858 | | | Peridroma costalis Walker, 1856 | | | Peridroma goughi Fletcher D. S., 1963 | | | Peridroma porphyrea Denis & Schi..., 1775 | | | Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808 | Pearly Underwing | | Pronola ectrocta Dognin, 1912 | | | Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844 | | | Simplicia extinctalis Zeller, 1852 | | | Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808 | African armyworm | | Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833 | African cotton leafworm | | Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Plusia | | Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803 | Cabbage Looper | | Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Thysanoplusia orichalcea Fabricius, 1775 | | Vittaplusia (Vittaplusia) vittata Wallengren, 1856 | Streaked Plusia | | Vittaplusia commidendri Wollaston, 1879 | |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Ascension | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 14
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 18
38 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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