Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 258
1429
2249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 258
1429
2249 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 241
1397
2204 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 186
1261
2057 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
297
443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
297
443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 40
293
433 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
208
307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 15
200
297 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
69
115 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melbourne
6 Families width 115 Species
Genera for Melbourne
69 Genera with 115 Species
| Acyphas Walker, 1855 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1852 | Cutworm | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anestia Meyrick, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apina Walker, 1847 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asura Walker, 1805 | Tiger Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athetis Hübner, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Australothis Matthews, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bathytricha Turner, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Buciara Walker, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chrysodeixis Hübner, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cirphis Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmodes Guenée, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cosmosoma Hübner, 1907 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cruria Jordan, 1832 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasygaster Guenée, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dasypodia Guenée, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diarsia Hübner, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diatenes Guenée, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Discophlebia R. Felder, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Earias Hübner, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ectopatria Hampson, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eleale Newman, 1844 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Epicoma Hübner, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epicyrtica Turner, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ericeia Walker, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eudesmeola Hampson, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euproctis Hübner, 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eutrichopidia Hampson, 1805 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hadena Schrank, 1852 | Lychnis | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halone Walker, 1875 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hecatesia Boisduval, 1829 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Helicoverpa Hardwick, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hylaeora Doubleday, 1890 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iropoca Turner, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mataeomera Butler, 1895 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Meyrickella Berg, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mormoscopa Meyrick, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Neumichtis Hampson, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Nola Leach, 1944 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nyctemera Hübner, 1841 | Leptosomas | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ochrogaster Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oenosandra Newman, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oligeria Hübner, 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaeosia Hampson, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pantydia Guenée, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Persectania Hampson, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phaeophlebosia Hampson, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenoides Lewin, 1819 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Philenora Rosenstock, 1877 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Proteuxoa Hampson, 1856 | | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Psalidostetha Swainson, 1822 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhapsa Walker, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scoliacma Meyrick, 1886 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Sorama Walker, 1855 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spilosoma Curtis, 1841 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1808 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntheta Turner, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syntomeida Harris, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Termessa Newman, 1865 | Footman | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thallarcha Meyrick, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tigrioides Butler, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichiocercus Stephens, 1830 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trigonistis Meyrick, 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tyria Hubner, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uraba Walker, 1863 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Utetheisa Hübner, 1907 | Rattlebox moths | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Melbourne
115 Species | Acyphas chionitis Turner, 1902 | White Tussock Moth | | Acyphas semiochrea Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Omnivorous tussock moth | | Agrotis infusa Boisduval, 1832 | Bogong Moth | | Agrotis munda Walker, 1856 | Brown cutworm | | Agrotis porphyricollis (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Agrotis baueri Guenée, 1852 | | Agrotis radians Guenée, 1852 | Brown Cutworm | | Anestia ombrophanes Meyrick, 1886 | Clouded Footman | | Apina callisto Angas, 1847 | Pasture Day Moth | | Asura lydia Donovan, 1805 | Lydia lichen moth | | Athetis tenuis Butler, 1886 | | | Australothis rubrescens Walker, 1858 | Indian Weed Caterpillar | | Bathytricha truncata Walker, 1856 | Large moth borer | | Buciara bipartita Walker, 1869 | | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) argentifera Guenée, 1852 | Tobacco Looper | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) eriosoma Doubleday, 1843 | Cabbage semi-looper | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) subsidens Walker, 1858 | Australian Cabbage Looper | | Cirphis ebriosa Guenée, 1852 | | | Cosmodes elegans Donovan, 1805 | Green Blotched Moth | | Cosmosoma myrodora Dyar, 1907 | Black filefish | | Cruria donowani Boisduval, 1832 | Crow Moth | | Dasygaster padockina Le Guillou, 1841 | Cutworm | | Dasypodia selenophora Guenée, 1852 | Granny moth | | Diarsia intermixta Guenée, 1852 | Chevron cutworm | | Diatenes aglossoides Guenée, 1852 | | | Diatenes gerula Guenée, 1852 | | | Discophlebia catocalina R. Felder, 1874 | Yellow-tailed Stub Moth | | Earias huegeliana Holloway, 1977 | Rough bollworm | | Ectopatria aspera Walker, 1857 | | | Ectopatria horologa Meyrick, 1897 | | | Eleale aspera Newman, 1840 | | | Eleale herbea Chevrolat, 1874 | | | Eleale obscurus Newman, 1840 | | | Eleale simplex Newman, 1840 | | | Eleale unicolor Spinola, 1844 | | | Epicoma melanospila Wallengren, 1860 | Black spot moth | | Epicyrtica lichenophora Lower, 1902 | | | Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852 | | | Eudesmeola lawsoni Felder, 1874 | | | Euproctis limbalis (Herrich-Schä..., 1855) | ⇒ Urocoma limbalis Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | | Euproctis semifusca Walker, 1869 | | | Eutrichopidia latinus Donov., 1805 | | | Hadena expulsa (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Neumichtis expulsa Guenée, 1852 | | Halone ophiodes Meyrick, 1886 | Cryptic Halone | | Halone prosenes Turner, 1940 | Pied Halone | | Halone sejuncta Felder, 1875 | Variable Halone | | Hecatesia fenestrata Boisduval, 1829 | Common Whistling Moth | | Helicoverpa punctigera Wallengren, 1860 | Australian bollworm | | Hylaeora caustopis Tepper, 1890 | Great Rough-head | | Iropoca rotundata Walker, 1855 | Irapoca Moth | | Leucania uda Guenée, 1852 | | | Mataeomera dubia Butler, 1886 | Scale-eating caterpillar | | Mataeomera ligata TP Lucas, 1895 | | | Meyrickella ruptellus Walker, 1863 | | | Mormoscopa sordescens Rosenstock, 1885 | Night Moth | | Mythimna (Pseudaletia) convecta Walker, 1857 | Common armyworm | | Neumichtis adamantina Turner, 1906 | | | Neumichtis expulsa Guenée, 1852 | | | Neumichtis nigerrima Guenée, 1852 | Black Noctuid | | Neumichtis saliaris Guenée, 1852 | Green cutworm | | Neumichtis spumigera (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Neumichtis saliaris Guenée, 1852 | | Nola albalis Walker, 1866 | White-lined Tuft-moth | | Nola phaeogramma Turner, 1944 | Inscribed Tuft-moth | | Nyctemera (Nyctemera) amicus White, 1841 | Cineraria Moth | | Ochrogaster lunifer Herrich-Schä..., 1855 | Bag-shelter moth | | Oenosandra boisduvalii Newman, 1856 | Boisduval S Autumn Moth | | Oligeria hemicalla Lower, 1905 | Tiny Tussock Moth | | Orgyia anartoides Walker, 1855 | Painted Apple Moth | | Palaeosia bicosta Walker, 1854 | Two-ribbed arctiid | | Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852 | Noctuid Moth | | Persectania ewingii Westwood, 1837 | Barley grub | | Phaeophlebosia furcifera Walker, 1854 | Forked Footman | | Phalaenoides glycinae Lewin, 1805 | Australian Grapevine Moth | | Phalaenoides tristifica Hb., 1819 | | | Philenora aspectalella Walker, 1864 | Little Mask Philenora | | Philenora elegans Butler, 1877 | Elegant Philenora | | Proteuxoa atra Guenée, 1852 | | | Proteuxoa atrisquamata Lower, 1902 | | | Proteuxoa bistrigula Walker, 1857 | | | Proteuxoa capularis Guenée, 1852 | | | Proteuxoa chrysospila Lower, 1902 | | | Proteuxoa cornuta Lower, 1902 | | | Proteuxoa cyanoloma Lower, 1902 | | | Proteuxoa hydraecioides Guenée, 1852 | | | Proteuxoa hypochalchis Turner, 1902 | | | Proteuxoa marginalis Walker, 1865 | | | Proteuxoa microspila Lower, 1902 | | | Proteuxoa nuna Guenée, 1868 | | | Proteuxoa ochrias Turner, 1911 | | | Proteuxoa oxygona Lower, 1902 | | | Proteuxoa paratorna Lower, 1902 | | | Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta Guenée, 1852 | | | Proteuxoa scotti Felder, 1874 | | | Proteuxoa senta Lower, 1902 | | | Proteuxoa tibiata Guenée, 1852 | | | Proteuxoa tortisigna Walker, 1856 | Streaked Rictonis Moth | | Psalidostetha banksiae Lewin, 1822 | Banksia moth | | Rhapsa suscitatalis Walker, 1858 | | | Scoliacma bicolora Boisduval, 1832 | Red Footman | | Scoliacma pactolias Meyrick, 1886 | Variable Footman | | Sorama bicolor Walker, 1855 | Two-coloured Notodontid | | Spilosoma canescens Butler, 1875 | Dark-spotted Moth | | Spilosoma glatignyi (Le Guillou, 1841) | ⇒ Ardonea metallica Schaus, 1892 | | Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808 | African armyworm | | Syntheta nigerrima Guenée, 1862 | | | Syntomeida epilais Walker, 1854 | Oleander caterpillar | | Termessa gratiosa Walker, 1865 | Favoured Footman | | Termessa nivosa Walker, 1865 | Snowy Footman | | Thallarcha chrysochares Meyrick, 1886 | Tiger Footman | | Thallarcha epigypsa Lower, 1902 | | | Tigrioides alterna Walker, 1854 | Alternating Footman | | Trichiocercus sparshalli Curtis, 1830 | Local Long-tailed Satin | | Trigonistis asthenopa (Meyrick, 1902) | ⇒ Sarobela litterata Pagenstecher, 1888 | | Tyria jacobaeae Linnaeus, 1758 | Cinnabar | | Uraba lugens Walker, 1863 | Brown gum-tree leaf moth | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Melbourne | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 30
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 1
5 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 27
57 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Oenosandridae
Miller, 1991
Snub Moths | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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