Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Kuwait (Near East)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 72
192
272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 72
192
272 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 70
190
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 45
151
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 16
55
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 16
55
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 16
55
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 10
40
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 9
39
49 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
24
34 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kuwait
2 Families width 34 Species and 3 Subspecies
Genera for Kuwait
24 Genera with 34 Species
| Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1887 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aegle Hübner, 1923 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1903 | Cutworm | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anarta Ochsenheimer, 1907 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Anumeta Walker, 1961 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armada Staudinger, 1979 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Autophila Hübner, 1940 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1763 | Mottled rustic | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardepia Hampson, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catamecia Staudinger, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerocala Boisduval, 1901 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cleonymia Berio, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cucullia Schrank, 1888 | Hooded Owlets | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grammodes Guenée, 1876 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 1775 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metopoceras Guenée, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 1773 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paradrina Boursin, 1763 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pericyma Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scythocentropus Speiser, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1833 | Armyworm Moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tathorhynchus Hampson, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoplusia McDunnough, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kuwait
34 Species and 3 Subspecies | Acontia (Acontia) biskrensis Oberthur, 1887 | | | Acontia biskrensis − Oberthür, 1887 | | | Aegle ottoi Schawerda, 1923 | | | Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766 | Black cutworm | | Agrotis (Powellinia) lasserrei Oberthur, 1881 | | | Agrotis (Powellinia) pierreti Bugnion, 1838 | | | Agrotis subspinifera Hampson, 1903 | | | Anarta (Calocestra) trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766) | ⇒ Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766 | | Anarta (Trichoclea) sabulorum Alpheraky, 1892 | | | Anarta sabulorum pulverata A. Bang-Haas, 1907 | | | Anumeta asiatica Wiltshire, 1961 | | | Armada nilotica Bang-Haas A., 1912 | | | Armada panaceorum Ménétriés, 1848 | | | Armada philbyi Wiltshire, 1979 | | | Autophila (Autophila) cerealis Staudinger, 1871 | | | Autophila cymaenotaenia Boursin, 1940 | | | Caradrina (Paradrina) clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763) | ⇒ Paradrina clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763 | | Caradrina clavipalpis − Scopoli, 1763 | | | Cardepia sociabilis De Graslin, 1850 | | | Catamecia minima Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Cerocala sana Staudinger, 1901 | | | Cleonymia (Cleonymia) chabordis Oberthur, 1876 | | | Cucullia (Cucullia) syrtana Mabille, 1888 | | | Grammodes boisdeffrei Oberthür, 1876 | | | Heliothis (Heliothis) nubigera Herrich-Schä..., 1851 | Eastern Bordered Straw | | Heliothis (Heliothis) peltigera Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Bordered Straw | | Leucania (Leucania) zeae Duponchel, 1827 | | | Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar Oberthur, 1887 | | | Metopoceras delicata Staudinger, 1897 | | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Paradrina clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763 | Pale mottled willow | | Pericyma squalens Lederer, 1855 | | | Scythocentropus inquinata Mabille, 1888 | | | Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808 | African armyworm | | Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833 | African cotton leafworm | | Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855 | Alfalfa Looper | | Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803 | Cabbage Looper |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Kuwait | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 7
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 17
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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