Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Cape Town (Western Cape)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 275
1566
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 275
1566
2037 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 267
1550
2024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 200
1397
1873 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 50
338
479 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 50
337
478 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 48
330
460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 15
159
225 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 13
144
206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
32
33 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cape Town
4 Families width 33 Species
Genera for Cape Town
32 Genera with 33 Species
| Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1902 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Antheua Walker, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Arenostola Hampson, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aroa Walker, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asota Hübner, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athetis Hübner, 1909 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cacoethes Fabricius, 2014 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callyna Guenée, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1852 | Mottled rustic | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Centrarthra Hampson, 1938 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymaroa Hampson, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Desmoloma Hübner, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diargyria Krüger, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diota Walker, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dusponera Dognin, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectochela Hampson, 1930 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eilema Hübner, 1900 | Lichen Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypoplexia Hampson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypotype Hampson, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marblepsis Hering, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Meganola Dyar, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidia Van Son, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pandesma Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polymixis Hübner, 1882 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudophragmatobia Krüger, 2009 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhodogastria Hübner, 1779 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sarimarais Kiriakoff, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Systropha Illiger, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tycomarptes Fletcher, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cape Town
33 Species | Agrotis oliveata Hampson, 1902 | | | Antheua marpissa Wallengren, 1860 | | | Arenostola interlata Walker, 1857 | | | Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932 | | | Asota speciosa Drury, 1773 | Specious Tiger | | Athetis ignava Guenée, 1852 | | | Athetis melanopis (Hampson, 1909) | ⇒ Athetis melanosema Hampson, 1914 | | Cacoethes fulvatrum de Freina, 2014 | | | Callyna cupricolor Hampson, 1902 | | | Caradrina (Paradrina) atriluna Guenée, 1852 | | | Centrarthra dicksoni Janse, 1938 | | | Cymaroa leptopepla (Hampson, 1905) | ⇒ Cymaroa grisea Thunberg, 1784 | | Desmoloma chironomus Dyar, 1910 | | | Diargyria argyhorion Krüger, 2009 | | | Diota pustularia Walker, 1863 | | | Dusponera fannia Schaus, 1916 | | | Ectochela dasophrys Tams, 1930 | | | Eilema virgineola Hampson, 1900 | | | Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805 | African cotton bollworm | | Heliothis (Heliothis) scutuligera Guenée, 1852 | | | Hypoplexia varicolor Warren, 1914 | | | Hypotype scotomista Hampson, 1902 | | | Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903 | | | Meganola gladstonei Van Son, 1933 | | | Nolidia gladstoni Van Son, 1933 | | | Pandesma quenavadi Guenée, 1852 | | | Polymixis typhonia Miller, 1882 | | | Pseudophragmatobia salmo Krüger, 2009 | | | Rhodogastria amasis Cramer, 1779 | Tri-coloured Tiger Moth | | Sarimarais peringueyi Janse, 1920 | | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Thysanoplusia (Exquiplusia) exquisita Felder & Rog..., 1874 | | | Tycomarptes inferior Guenée, 1852 | |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Cape Town | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 13
13 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 15
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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