Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Australia (Australasia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 928
21139
104473 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 924
21108
104403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 874
20837
103684 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 530
15898
85805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 98
4765
18084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 96
4730
18032 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 91
4701
17879 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 33
2604
8713 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 28
2264
7168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 9
1042
3273 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Australia
10 Families width 3273 Species and 23 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 26 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1567 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 115 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1116 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 291 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 141 | Species | Taxom | | Oenosandridae Miller, 1991 | Snub Moths | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 133 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Australia | Family | Arctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms | 15
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ctenuchidae
W. Kirby, 1837
Ctenuchid moths, Scape moths, Wasp moths | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 469
1567 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 17
115 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Micronoctuidae
Fibiger in Fibiger & Lafonteine, 2005
| 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 395
1116 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 63
291 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 74
141 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oenosandridae
Miller, 1991
Snub Moths | 3
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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