Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for China (East Asia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 998
16340
78051 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 995
16333
78038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 921
16006
77323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 542
11783
60181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 86
3387
12643 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 83
3371
12623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 80
3353
12499 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 32
2320
8708 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 28
2097
7688 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
963
2825 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for China
10 Families width 2825 Species and 26 Subspecies | Arctiidae Leach, 1815 | Footman moths | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837) | Ctenuchid moths | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Erebidae Leach, 1815 | Erebid Moths | 1387 | Species | Taxom | | Euteliidae Grote, 1882 | Euteliid Moths | 18 | Species | Taxom | | Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854 | Gelechiid moths | 256 | Species | Taxom | | Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 2005 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 | Armyworms | 1057 | Species | Taxom | | Nolidae Hampson, 1894 | Hatted Caterpillars | 89 | Species | Taxom | | Notodontidae Stephens, 1829 | Bag Shelter Moths | 249 | Species | Taxom | | Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829 | Ermine Moths | 120 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in China | Family | Arctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms | 16
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ctenuchidae
W. Kirby, 1837
Ctenuchid moths, Scape moths, Wasp moths | 1
0 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 383
1387 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 10
18 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Micronoctuidae
Fibiger in Fibiger & Lafonteine, 2005
| 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 402
1057 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 43
89 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 105
249 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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