Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Faial Island (Azores)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 181
607
808 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 179
604
805 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 175
600
800 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 122
458
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 22
78
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 22
78
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 22
78
94 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
43
52 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
39
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
19
24 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Faial Island
2 Families width 24 Species
Genera for Faial Island
19 Genera with 24 Species | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1775 | Cutworm | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Autographa Hübner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1789 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenoplusia Dufay, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galgula Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypena Schrank, 1813 | Bloxworth snout | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mesapamea Heinicke, 1940 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1809 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Peridroma Hübner, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phlogophora Treitschke, 1758 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesamia Guenée, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1833 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tathorhynchus Hampson, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xestia Hübner, 1758 | Spotted cutworm | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Faial Island
24 Species | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Agrotis (Agrotis) segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Black cutworm | | Autographa gamma Linnaeus, 1758 | Beet worm | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789 | Golden Twin-spot | | Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) limbirena Guenée, 1852 | Scar Bank Gem | | Galgula partita Guenée, 1852 | The Wedgeling | | Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805 | African cotton bollworm | | Hypena (Hypena) obsitalis Hübner, 1813 | Bloxworth Snout | | Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827 | Cosmopolitan | | Mesapamea storai Rebel, 1940 | Owlet Moth | | Mythimna (Pseudaletia) unipuncta Haworth, 1809 | American armyworm | | Noctua atlantica Warren, 1905 | Owlet Moth | | Noctua carvalhoi Pinker, 1983 | Owlet Moth | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Ophiusa tirrhaca Hampson, 1894 | Green Drab | | Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808 | Pearly Underwing | | Phlogophora cabrali Pinker, 1971 | Owlet Moth | | Phlogophora interrupta Warren, 1905 | Owlet Moth | | Phlogophora meticulosa Linnaeus, 1758 | Angle Shades | | Sesamia nonagrioides Lefèbvre, 1827 | Maize Wainscot | | Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833 | African cotton leafworm | | Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855 | Alfalfa Looper | | Thysanoplusia (Thysanoplusia) orichalcea Fabricius, 1775 | Golden Plusia | | Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 | Cutworm Moth |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Faial Island | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 16
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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