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Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for French Polynesia (Polynesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
229
1116
2483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
228
1114
2480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
221
1094
2447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
142
847
2078
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
40
328
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
40
328
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
40
328
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
166
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
152
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
76
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Polynesia
5 Families width 139 Species and 5 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms59SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths69SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars5SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for French Polynesia
76 Genera with 139 Species
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Acanthodelta Hampson, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Achaea Hübner, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Aedia Hübner, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1766Cutworm1SpeciesTaxom
Amyna Guenée, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Anigraea Walker, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Anthophila Haworth, 1886Bees3SpeciesTaxom
Antiblemma Huebner, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Anticarsia Hübner, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Argina Hübner, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Aroa Walker, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Athetis Hübner, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Athyrma Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Autoba Walker, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Azazia Hübner, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Bastilla Swinhoe, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Berresa Walker, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Callopistria Hübner, 2002Fern Moths8SpeciesTaxom
Catephia Ochsenheimer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 0Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Celama Walker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Chasmina Walker, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Condica Walker, 1865Groundlings And Allies4SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplusia Dufay, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Earias Hübner, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Elasmia Möschler, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Elydna Walker, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Entomogramma Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Eudocima Billberg, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Euplexia Stephens, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Fautaua Collenette, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Grammodes Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hydrillodes Guenée, 20034SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1929Bloxworth snout6SpeciesTaxom
Hypocala Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Ilattia Walker, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lacera Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Lambula Walker, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Luceria Walker, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Maliattha Walker, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Manoba Walker, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Mocis Hübner, 18306SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Nagia Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Noctua Linnaeus, 1775Yellow underwings1SpeciesTaxom
Nodaria Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Nola Leach, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Othreis Hübner, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pectinophora Busck, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Penicillaria Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Peridroma Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Perigea Guenée, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Phlegetonia Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Platysenta Grote, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Polydesma Boisduval, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrinia guen�..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Progonia Hampson, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Prospalta Walker, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Remigia Hübner, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Rhesalides Prout, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Savoca Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Scoliopteryx Germar, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Serrodes Guenée, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Simplicia Guenée, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1854Armyworm Moths6SpeciesTaxom
Targalla Walker, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tiracola Moore, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplusia McDunnough, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1758Rattlebox moths4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Polynesia
139 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthodelta marquesanus Collenette, 1929
Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758Caster oil looper
Achaea robinsoni Holloway, 1982
Aedia sericea Butler, 1882
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Amyna axis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852
Amyna natalis Walker, 1858Iiima moth
Amyna octo (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Berresa rufa Bethune-Baker, 1906
Anigraea ochrobasis Hampson, 1912
Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775Cotton Looper
Anomis flava flava Fabricius, 1775
Anomis involuta Walker, 1857Hibiscus Cutworm
Anomis involuta vitiensis Butler, 1886
Anomis marauensis Orhant, 2002
Anomis sabulifera Guenée, 1852Angled Gem
Anthophila chalcotoxa (Meyrick, 1886)⇒ Choreutis chalcotoxa Meyrick, 1886
Anthophila chelaspis (Meyrick, 1929)⇒ Choreutis chelaspis Meyrick, 1928
Anthophila orthogona (Meyrick, 1886)⇒ Choreutis orthogona Meyrick, 1886
Antiblemma odontozona Hampson, 1926
Anticarsia irrorata Fabricius, 1781Owl moth
Argina astrea Drury, 1773Crotalaria pod borer
Aroa scytodes Collenette, 1932
Athetis nonagrica Walker, 1863
Athetis thoracica Moore, 1884Cutworm
Athyrma discolor Fabricius, 1794
Autoba curvata Lucas, 1894
Azazia rubricans Boisduval, 1833
Bastilla insularum Orhant, 2002
Bastilla marquesanus Collenette, 1928
Bastilla tahitiensis Orhant, 2002
Bastilla vitiensis Butler, 1886
Berresa rufa Bethune-Baker, 1906Eight-Spot
Callopistria alticola Orhant, 2002
Callopistria maillardi Guenée, 1862Cutworm
Callopistria meridionalis (Collenette, 1929)⇒ Callopistria maillardi Guenée, 1862
Callopistria ouria nanodes Collenette, 1934
Callopistria ouria ouria Collenette, 1928
Callopistria reticulata Pagenstecher, 1884
Callopistria steevei Orhant, 2002
Catephia linteola (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Nagia linteola Guenée, 1852
Catocala actaea actaea
Celama insularum Collenette, 1929
Chasmina candida Walker, 1865
Chasmina tibialis Fabricius, 1775Satin Moth
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) chalcites Esper, 1789Golden Twin-spot
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) eriosoma Doubleday, 1843Cabbage semi-looper
Chrysodeixis collardi Orhant, 2002
Chrysodeixis copiaria Orhant, 2003
Condica capensis Guenée, 1852African
Condica conducta (Walker, 1856)⇒ Condica capensis Guenée, 1852
Condica hollowayi Orhant, 2003
Condica illecta Walker, 1865Cutworm
Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) albostriata BREMER & GREY, 1853Moth
Earias huegeliana Holloway, 1977Rough bollworm
Earias vittella Fabricius, 1794Cotton spotted bollworm
Elydna nonagrica (Walker, 1864)⇒ Athetis nonagrica Walker, 1863
Eublemma anachoresis Wallengren, 1863Yellow and purple banded moth
Eublemma crassiuscula Walker, 1864
Eublemma rivula Moore, 1882
Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767Dot underwing moth
Eudocima (Othreis) fullonia (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Othreis fullonia Linnaeus, 1763
Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763
Eudocima steppingstonia Brou, Klem, ..., 2017
Euplexia vetula Clarke, 1971Golden-winged Dancer
Fautaua diagonalis Collenette, 1929
Fautaua innupta Collenette, 1929
Fautaua minor Orhant, 2003
Grammodes oculicola Walker, 1858
Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805African cotton bollworm
Helicoverpa assulta Guenée, 1852Cape gooseberry budworm
Hydrillodes crispipalpus Collenette, 1929
Hydrillodes epidela Orhant, 2003
Hydrillodes melanozona Collenette, 1929Litter Moth
Hydrillodes sechani Orhant, 2003
Hypena cracens Orhant, 2003
Hypena fulvifasciata Orhant, 2003
Hypena longfieldae Collenette, 1929Lyside Sulphur
Hypena perexilis Orhant, 2003
Hypena sanctigeorgii Collenette, 1929
Hypena walkeri Collenette, 1929
Hypocala deflorata Fabricius, 1794Moth
Ilattia bavia Felder, 1874
Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794
Lambula erema Collenette, 1935
Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827Cosmopolitan
Leucania (Acantholeucania) stenographa (Lower, 1900)⇒ Leucania uda Guenée, 1852
Leucania striata Leech, 1900Eastern Tiger Salamander
Leucania uda Guenée, 1852
Luceria oculalis Moore, 1877
Maliattha ritsemae Snellen, 1880
Manoba progonia (Hampson, 1914)⇒ Nola progonia Hampson, 1914
Mocis demonstrans (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830
Mocis discrepans (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830
Mocis frugalis (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000
Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830The Triple-barred
Mythimna (Anapoma) martoni Yoshimatsu &..., 2001
Mythimna (Pseudaletia) separata Walker, 1865Cosmopolitan armyworm
Mythimna loreyimima Lower, 1900Sugar Cane Armyworm
Mythimna mouai Orhant, 2002
Nagia linteola Guenée, 1852
Noctua flava (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775
Nodaria cornicalis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794
Nola insularum Collenette, 1928
Ophiusa coronata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ 
Othreis fullonia (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Eudocima phalonia Linnaeus, 1763
Parallelia marquesanus Collenette, 1929
Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, 1844Bollworm
Penicillaria jocosatrix Guenée, 1852Largae mango tip borer
Peridroma saucia Hübner, 1808Pearly Underwing
Perigea illecta (Walker, 1865)⇒ Condica illecta Walker, 1865
Phlegetonia delatrix (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Targalla delatrix Guenée, 1852
Platysenta illecta (Walker, 1865)⇒ Condica illecta Walker, 1865
Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852Moth
Polydesma umbricola Boisduval, 1833Monkeypod Moth
Porphyrinia pallida (Moore, 1882)⇒ Eublemma rivula Moore, 1882
Progonia minor Orhant, 2003
Prospalta serva Walker, 1858
Remigia demonstrans (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830
Remigia discrepans (Stephens, 1830)⇒ Mocis trifasciata Stephens, 1830
Remigia trifasciata Stephens, 1829
Rhesalides curvata Lucas, 1895
Savoca divitalis Walker, 1863
Scoliopteryx libatrix Linnaeus, 1758Herald
Serrodes campana (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Serrodes partita Fabricius, 1775
Serrodes mediopallens Prout, 1924
Serrodes partita Fabricius, 1775Catapult moth
Simplicia caeneusalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794
Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794Tiki hut litter moth
Spodoptera acronyctoides (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Spodoptera mauritia Boisduval, 1833
Spodoptera exempta Walker, 1857African armyworm
Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833African cotton leafworm
Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775Armyworm
Spodoptera mauritia Boisduval, 1833Grass armyworm
Spodoptera retina (FREYER, 1854)⇒ Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833
Targalla delatrix Guenée, 1852Eugenia Caterpillar
Tiracola plagiata Walker, 1857Androng caterpillar
Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803Cabbage Looper
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) ornatrix Linnaeus, 1758Beautiful Utetheisa
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchella (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907Crimson Spotted Moth
Utetheisa callima Linnaeus, 1758Crimson-speckled Flunkey

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in French Polynesia
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths
35
69
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths
5
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings
30
59
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents
2
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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