Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Cosmoledo Atoll (Aldabra Group, Seychelles)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 33
77
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 33
77
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 32
75
93 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 31
74
92 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
63
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
63
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
63
80 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
29
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 7
25
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
16
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Cosmoledo Atoll
4 Families width 20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Cosmoledo Atoll
16 Genera with 20 Species | Achaea Hübner, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1880 | Cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amyna Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bryophilopsis Hampson, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Celama Walker, 1965 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dysgonia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ericeia Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecothrix Hacker, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metapioplasta Wallengren, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nola Leach, 1966 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ozarba Walker, 1959 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pectinophora Busck, 1844 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rivula Duponchel, 1966 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1910 | Rattlebox moths | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Cosmoledo Atoll
20 Species and 1 Subspecies | Achaea violaceofascia Saalmüller, 1891 | | | Acontia malgassica Mabille, 1881 | | | Agrotis consentanea Mabille, 1880 | | | Amyna axis (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852 | | Bryophilopsis griseoplaga Legrand, 1966 | | | Celama tarzanae Legrand, 1965 | | | Celama vidoti Legrand, 1965 | | | Dysgonia torrida Guenée, 1852 | Jigsaw | | Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852 | | | Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805 | African cotton bollworm | | Mecothrix vidoti Legrand, 1966 | | | Metapioplasta rachiastis Hampson, 1908 | | | Nola tarzanae Legrand, 1966 | | | Nola vidoti Legrand, 1966 | | | Ozarba aldabrae Berio, 1959 | | | Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844 | Bollworm | | Rivula bicolorana Legrand, 1966 | American grasshopper | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lactea Butler, 1884 | | | Utetheisa lactea aldabrensis Fletcher T. B., 1910 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758 | | Utetheisa rubrosignata Fletch., 1910 | |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Cosmoledo Atoll | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 5
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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