Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 625
10660
39198 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 622
10652
39182 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 597
10495
38766 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 380
8377
33824 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 76
2593
10024 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 75
2592
10023 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 73
2589
10020 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 24
1622
6845 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 19
1431
6195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
831
3796 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Indian Ocean islands
6 Families width 3796 Species and 124 Subspecies
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands | Family | Arctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms | 3
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 350
2005 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 10
56 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 361
1321 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 42
223 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 65
184 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Noctuoidea at artfakta.se
Noctuoidea at dyntaxa.se
Noctuoidea at itis.gov
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