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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1257
36320
255777
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1251
36273
255683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1149
35660
253017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
671
26495
204903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
106
6941
39192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
101
6917
39136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
96
6890
38943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
37
4666
27549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
31
4128
23918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
1968
9131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Far East
10 Families width 9131 Species and 555 Subspecies
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths82SpeciesTaxom
Ctenuchidae (W. Kirby, 1837)Ctenuchid moths1SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths4461SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths112SpeciesTaxom
Gelechiidae Stainton, 1854Gelechiid moths845SpeciesTaxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 200572SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms3175SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars503SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths725SpeciesTaxom
Yponomeutidae Stephens, 1829Ermine Moths256SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Far East
FamilyArctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms
62
82
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCtenuchidae
W. Kirby, 1837
Ctenuchid moths, Scape moths, Wasp moths
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths
727
4461
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEuteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths
24
112
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMicronoctuidae
Fibiger in Fibiger & Lafonteine, 2005
23
72
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings
807
3175
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
103
503
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents
220
725
Genera
Species

Taxom



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