Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region East Usambara Mountains (Usambara Mountains, Tanzania)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 49
144
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 49
144
202 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 39
115
159 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 33
96
139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 21
59
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 21
59
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 21
59
105 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 13
45
85 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 11
40
79 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
10
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for East Usambara Mountains
3 Families width 10 Species
Genera for East Usambara Mountains
10 Genera with 10 Species | Amerila Walker, 1955 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemerophanes Hübner, 1926 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homoeomeria Wallengren, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucoma Hübner, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Marcipalina Pelletier, 1975 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mecodina Guenée, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oraesia Guenée, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phavaraea Walker, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plusiotricha Holland, 1972 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for East Usambara Mountains
10 Species | Amerila howardi Pinhey, 1955 | | | Hemerophanes diatoma Hering, 1926 | | | Homoeomeria haploa Collenette, 1958 | | | Leucoma maria Kirby, 1896 | | | Marcipalina tanzaniensis Pelletier, 1975 | | | Mecodina africana Holland, 1894 | | | Oraesia provocans Walker, 1857 | | | Phavaraea poliana Druce, 1893 | | | Plusiotricha carcassoni Dufay, 1972 | | | Thysanoplusia roseofasciata Carcasson, 1965 | |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in East Usambara Mountains | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 3
3 | 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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