Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 354
3756
9516 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 336
3683
9368 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 216
2958
8173 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 49
1354
4084 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 49
1353
4082 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 22
944
3149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
898
3067 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
487
1317 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ghana
6 Families width 1317 Species and 36 Subspecies
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Ghana | Family | Arctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 242
771 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 167
364 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 32
99 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 39
71 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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