Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for French Guiana (Northern South America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 379
5451
14477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 379
5451
14477 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 360
5367
14320 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 229
4400
12638 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 56
1832
5689 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 56
1832
5689 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 56
1832
5689 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1400
4828 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
1354
4737 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 8
767
2672 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for French Guiana
8 Families width 2672 Species and 28 Subspecies
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in French Guiana | Family | Arctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms | 40
75 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ctenuchidae
W. Kirby, 1837
Ctenuchid moths, Scape moths, Wasp moths | 2
1 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 379
1631 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 4
23 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 199
477 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 21
63 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 121
401 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Syntomidae
Herrich Schaffer, 1846
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
|
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