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Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Boston (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
84
197
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
84
197
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
76
179
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
62
159
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
17
74
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
17
74
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
17
74
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
10
55
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
9
54
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
15
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Boston (Allegheny County)
3 Families width 31 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms20SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae (Leach, 1815)Erebid Moths9SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Boston (Allegheny County)
15 Genera with 31 Species
Bomolocha Schrank, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1858Underwing moths6SpeciesTaxom
Cerastis Ochsenheimer, 1865Red chestnut1SpeciesTaxom
Clostera Samouelle, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 18091SpeciesTaxom
Eupsilia Hübner, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Furcula Lamarck, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Lithophane Hübner, 1878Pale pinion9SpeciesTaxom
Lomanaltes Schrank, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Megalographa Lafontaine &..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Phragmatobia Stephens, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pyreferra Franclemont, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Xylena Ochsenheimer, 1874Swordgrass Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zanclognatha Lederer, 1857
Fan-foot0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Boston (Allegheny County)
31 Species
Bomolocha baltimoralis (Guenée, 1854)⇒ Hypena baltimoralis Guenée, 1854
Catocala cara Guenée, 1852Bronze Underwing
Catocala grynea Cramer, 1782Woody Underwing
Catocala ilia Cramer, 1779Beloved Underwing
Catocala palaeogama Guenée, 1852Old Wife Underwing
Catocala ultronia Hübner, 1818Catocala plum
Catocala unijuga Walker, 1858Once-married Underwing
Cerastis tenebrifera Walker, 1865Reddish Speckled Dart
Clostera apicalis Walker, 1855Apical Chocolate-tip
Drasteria grandirena Haworth, 1809Figure Seven Moth
Eupsilia morrisoni Grote, 1874Morrison'S Sallow
Eupsilia sidus Guenée, 1852Sidus Sallow
Eupsilia tristigmata Grote, 1877Brown fruitworm
Eupsilia vinulenta Grote, 1864Straight-Toothed Sallow
Furcula cinerea Walker, 1865Gray Furcula
Lithophane antennata Walker, 1858Ashen Pinion
Lithophane bethunei Grote & Robi..., 1868Bay whiff
Lithophane grotei Riley, 1882Blacklined blowfish
Lithophane hemina Grote, 1879Hemina Pinion
Lithophane innominata Smith, 1893Nameless Pinion
Lithophane petulca Grote, 1874Wanton Pinion
Lithophane querquera Grote, 1874Shivering Pinion
Lithophane tepida Grote, 1874
Lithophane unimoda Lintner, 1878Dowdy Pinion
Lomanaltes eductalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Hypena eductalis Walker, 1859
Megalographa biloba Stephens, 1830Bilobed Looper
Orthosia hibisci Guenée, 1852Green Fruitworm
Phragmatobia fuliginosa Linnaeus, 1758Ruby Tiger
Pyreferra citrombra Franclemont, 1941Citrine Sallow
Pyreferra hesperidago Guenée, 1852Mustard Sallow
Xylena curvimacula Morrison, 1874Dot-and-Dash Swordgrass

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Boston (Allegheny County)
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings
8
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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