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Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16581
69850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16571
69836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16352
68957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
13007
57703
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3902
15251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3902
15251
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3892
15219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2571
10541
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
25
2361
9893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
9
1168
4465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
9 Families width 4465 Species and 31 Subspecies
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths118SpeciesTaxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)Ctenuchid moths5SpeciesTaxom
Dioptidae (J. Bechyné, 1950)American False Tiger Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths2577SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths33SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms976SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars113SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths640SpeciesTaxom
Syntomidae (Herrich Scha..., 1846)2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Central America
FamilyArctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms
72
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCtenuchidae
W. Kirby, 1837
Ctenuchid moths, Scape moths, Wasp moths
6
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDioptidae
J. Bechyné, 1950
American False Tiger Moths, Oakworms
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths
546
2577
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths
4
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings
348
976
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
26
113
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents
164
640
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySyntomidae
Herrich Schaffer, 1846
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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