Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 205
811
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 205
811
1082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 202
808
1079 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 143
673
918 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 36
173
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 36
173
217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 34
169
213 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 16
124
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 14
119
154 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 5
25
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Peninsula
5 Families width 27 Species
Genera for Cape Peninsula
25 Genera with 27 Species
| Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acripia Walker, 1874 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1860 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amata Fabricius, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antiophlebia Felder, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Araea Hampson, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caligatus Wing, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Condica Walker, 1865 | Groundlings And Allies | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cytothymia Hampson, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectochela Hampson, 1930 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epimeciodes Hampson, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lophocampa Harris, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meganola Dyar, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mentaxya Geyer, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metarctia Walker, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1939 | Yellow underwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaena radiosa Esper, 1759 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phryganopsis Felder, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllophila Guenée, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Popoudina Dubatolov, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptilophora Stephens, 0 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhypopteryx Aurivillius, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Serrodes Guenée, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Peninsula
27 Species | Acontia accola Felder & Rog..., 1874 | | | Acripia leprosa Felder & Rog..., 1874 | | | Acripia marginea (Felder, 1874) | ⇒ Acripia subolivacea Walker, 1863 | | Agrotis crassilinea (Wallengren, 1860) | ⇒ Euxoa crassilinea Wallengren, 1860 | | Amata fantasia Butler, 1876 | | | Antiophlebia bracteata Felder, 1874 | | | Araea indecora Felder & Rog..., 1874 | | | Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932 | | | Caligatus angasii Wing, 1850 | | | Condica inexacta (Walker, 1865) | ⇒ Condica capensis Guenée, 1852 | | Cytothymia absita Felder & Rog..., 1874 | | | Ectochela canina Felder, 1874 | | | Ectochela dasophrys Tams, 1930 | | | Epimeciodes abunda Felder & Rog..., 1874 | | | Lophocampa sesia Sepp, 1852 | | | Meganola meridianissima Hacker, 2012 | | | Mentaxya rubra Berio, 1955 | | | Metarctia rubra Walker, 1856 | | | Noctua grisea Lempke, 1939 | | | Phalaena bombyx Linnæus, 1759 | | | Phryganopsis sordida Felder, 1874 | | | Phyllophila griseola Felder & Rog..., 1874 | | | Popoudina truncatum Walker, 1856 | | | Ptilophora beckeri | | | Rhypopteryx rhodalipha Felder, 1874 | | | Serrodes korana (Felder, 1874) | ⇒ Serrodes partita Fabricius, 1775 | | Thysanoplusia (Exquiplusia) exquisita Felder & Rog..., 1874 | |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Cape Peninsula | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 8
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 13
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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