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Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region China (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
16363
78101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
996
16356
78088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
922
16029
77370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
11801
60222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3395
12660
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
83
3379
12640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
80
3361
12516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
32
2326
8722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
2103
7702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
963
2826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for China
10 Families width 2826 Species and 26 Subspecies
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths21SpeciesTaxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)Ctenuchid moths0SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths1387SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths18SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths256SpeciesTaxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms1058SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars89SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths249SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths120SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in China
FamilyArctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms
16
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCtenuchidae
W. Kirby, 1837
Ctenuchid moths, Scape moths, Wasp moths
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths
383
1387
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths
10
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMicronoctuidae
Fibiger in Fibiger & Lafonteine, 2005
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings
402
1058
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
43
89
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents
105
249
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Noctuoidea at artfakta.se
Noctuoidea at dyntaxa.se
Noctuoidea at itis.gov