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Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Cacao Biological Station (Guanacaste National Park, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
286
2832
3151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
286
2832
3151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
277
2821
3136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
208
2542
2843
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
48
834
1313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
48
834
1313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
48
834
1313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
603
988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
582
967
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
332
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cacao Biological Station
6 Families width 556 Species
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths4SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths295SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths7SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms136SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars14SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths100SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Cacao Biological Station
FamilyArctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths
169
295
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings
96
136
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
11
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents
48
100
Genera
Species

Taxom



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