Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Melville Island (Tiwi Islands, Australia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 80
219
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 80
219
268 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 72
191
234 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 52
145
185 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 13
45
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 13
45
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 13
45
60 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 8
33
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
33
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 2
6
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Melville Island
2 Families width 9 Species
Genera for Melville Island
6 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Melville Island
9 Species | Amata antitheta Meyrick, 1876 | | | Amata humeralis Butler, 1876 | | | Cruria tropica (Lucas, 1891) | ⇒ Cruria darwiniensis Butler, 1884 | | Dysgonia latizona (Butler, 1874) | ⇒ Buzara latizona Butler, 1874 | | Dysgonia senex Walker, 1858 | | | Heliocheilus melibaphes Hampson, 1903 | | | Idalima aethrias Turner, 1908 | | | Idalima metasticta Hampson, 1910 | | | Spodoptera apertura Walker, 1865 | |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Melville Island | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 4
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Links, sources and further information Noctuoidea at artfakta.se
Noctuoidea at dyntaxa.se
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