Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Cayman Islands (Greater Antilles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 124
425
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 124
425
659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 121
414
641 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 68
269
411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
94
130 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
70
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
70
99 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
16
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cayman Islands
2 Families width 19 Species
Genera for Cayman Islands
16 Genera with 19 Species | Anticarsia Hübner, 1825 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ascalapha Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callopistria Hübner, 1852 | Fern Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Composia Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryphia Hübner, 1944 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Empyreuma Hübner, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eunomia Hübner, 1911 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gonodonta Hübner, 1780 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1796 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypenula Grote, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lymire Walker, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Micrathetis Hampson, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1758 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cayman Islands
19 Species | Anticarsia gemmatalis Hübner, 1818 | Cutworm Moth | | Anticarsia repugnalis Hübner, 1825 | | | Ascalapha odorata Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Witch | | Callopistria floridensis Guenée, 1852 | Florida Callopistria | | Composia fidelissima Herrich-Schä..., 1866 | Faithful Beauty | | Cryphia orocharis Boursin, 1944 | | | Empyreuma pugione Linnaeus, 1767 | Spotted Oleander Caterpillar Moth | | Eunomia caymanensis Hampson, 1911 | | | Gonodonta nutrix Cramer, 1780 | Citrus Fruit-piercer | | Helicoverpa zea Boddie, 1850 | American bollworm | | Hypena (Hypena) lividalis (Hübner, 1796) | ⇒ Ophiuche lividalis Hübner, 1790 | | Hypenula cacuminalis Walker, 1858 | Long-Horned Owlet | | Lymire albipennis Herrich-Schä..., 1866 | | | Melipotis contorta Guenée, 1852 | | | Melipotis famelica Guenée, 1852 | Famelica Melipotis Moth | | Melipotis perpendicularis Guenée, 1852 | | | Micrathetis triplex Walker, 1857 | Triplex Cutworm | | Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803 | Cabbage Looper | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758 | Beautiful Utetheisa |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Cayman Islands | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 11
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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