Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for British Virgin Islands (Virgin Islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 115
329
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 115
329
375 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 111
323
368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 80
265
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 28
105
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 28
105
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 28
105
123 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
71
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
64
78 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
14
18 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for British Virgin Islands
3 Families width 18 Species
Genera for British Virgin Islands
14 Genera with 18 Species | Anticarsia Hübner, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calidota Dyar, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caularis Walker, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cobubatha Walker, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Composia Hübner, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mocis Hübner, 1913 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nagara Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neogalea Hampson, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ptichodis Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Remigia Hübner, 1913 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stictoptera Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for British Virgin Islands
18 Species | Anticarsia repugnalis Hübner, 1825 | | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Calidota strigosa Walker, 1855 | Streaked Calidota | | Caularis undulans Walker, 1857 | | | Cobubatha metaspilaris Walker, 1863 | | | Cobubatha punctifinis (Hampson, 1910) | ⇒ Cobubatha metaspilaris Walker, 1863 | | Composia credula Fabricius, 1775 | | | Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852 | Royal Poinciana Moth | | Melipotis fasciolaris Hübner, 1823 | Fasciolated Melipotis | | Melipotis sinualis (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852 | | Mocis antillesia Hampson, 1913 | | | Mocis bahamica Hampson, 1913 | | | Nagara penicillum (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852 | | Neogalea sunia Guenée, 1852 | Catabena Moth | | Ptichodis immunis Guenée, 1852 | Cutworm moth | | Remigia antillesia (Hampson, 1913) | ⇒ Mocis bahamica Hampson, 1913 | | Stictoptera penicillum (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Melipotis acontioides Guenée, 1852 | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in British Virgin Islands | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 8
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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