Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Mercer County (Kentucky, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 69
187
200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 69
187
200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 63
177
190 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 48
156
168 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
101
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
101
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
101
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 11
70
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 10
65
75 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
20
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Mercer County (Kentucky)
3 Families width 22 Species
Genera for Mercer County (Kentucky)
20 Genera with 22 Species | Abrostola Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 0 | Dagger moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Anagrapha McDunnough, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Anicla Grote, 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Argyrostrotis Hübner, 1797 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Catocala Schrank, 1813 | Underwing moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cerura Schrank, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chamyris Guenée, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clostera Samouelle, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Colobochyla Hübner, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cycnia Hübner, 1818 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Holomelina Herrich-Schä..., 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hypsoropha Hübner, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1813 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isogona Guenée, 1872 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lacinipolia McDunnough, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1856 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melipotis Hübner, 1857 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 | Yellow underwings | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parallelia Hübner, 1827 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Mercer County (Kentucky)
22 Species | Abrostola urentis Guenée, 1852 | Nettle Spectacle | | Acronicta dactylina Grote, 1874 | Alder Dagger | | Acronicta fallax | Green Marvel | | Anagrapha falcifera Kirby, 1837 | Celery Looper | | Anicla infecta Ochsenheimer, 1816 | Green Cutworm | | Argyrostrotis anilis Drury, 1797 | Short Lined Chocolate | | Catocala amatrix Hübner, 1813 | Sweetheart Underwing | | Cerura scitiscripta Walker, 1865 | Black Etched Prominent | | Chamyris cerintha Treitschke, 1825 | | | Clostera albosigma Fitch, 1856 | Rustylined leaftier | | Colobochyla interpuncta Grote, 1872 | Swamp Belle | | Cycnia inopinatus Edwards, 1882 | Unexpected Cycnia | | Cycnia tenera Hübner, 1818 | Delicate cycnia | | Holomelina aurantiaca (Hübner, 1831) | ⇒ Virbia aurantiaca Hübner, 1827 | | Hypsoropha monilis Fabricius, 1777 | Large Necklace Moth | | Idia aemula Hübner, 1813 | Common Idia | | Isogona tenuis Grote, 1872 | Thin Lined Owlet | | Lacinipolia laudabilis Guenée, 1852 | Laudable Arches | | Leucania multilinea Walker, 1856 | Engelmann's milkweed | | Melipotis indomita Walker, 1857 | Indomitable Melipotis | | Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 | Common yellow underwing moth | | Parallelia bistriaris Hübner, 1827 | Maple Looper |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Mercer County (Kentucky) | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 10
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 8
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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