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Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region New Britain (Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
95
437
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
95
437
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
90
425
684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
73
361
591
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
21
134
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
21
134
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
21
134
196
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
11
108
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
11
108
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
3
16
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Britain
3 Families width 21 Species
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms10SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths10SpeciesTaxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 20051SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Britain
16 Genera with 21 Species
Alypia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Amerila Walker, 19173SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Burgena Walker, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Busseola Thurau, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Flax Fibiger, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Homohadena Grote, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1844Bloxworth snout1SpeciesTaxom
Neasura Hampson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Neoduma Hampson, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ophyx Guenée, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Raphia Hübner, 1864Raffia palm1SpeciesTaxom
Sesamia Guenée, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1910Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Britain
21 Species
Alypia octomaculata Fabricius, 1775Eight-Spotted Forester
Amerila brachyleuca (MacLeay, 1826)⇒ Amerila crokeri W.S. Macleay, 1826
Amerila crokeri W.S. Macleay, 1826Croker´s frother
Amerila rufitarsis Rothschild, 1917
Asota fulvia Donovan, 1805
Burgena amoena (Rothschild, 1896)⇒ Busseola fusca Fuller, 1901
Burgena chalybeata Rothschild, 1896
Burgena diserta (Rothschild, 1896)⇒ Busseola fusca Fuller, 1901
Burgena rookensis (Rothschild, 1896)⇒ Burgena chalybeata Rothschild, 1896
Busseola fusca Fuller, 1901Maize stalk borer
Flax newbritaini Fibiger, 2011
Homohadena badistriga (Grote, 1872)⇒ Sympistis badistriga Grote, 1872
Hypena comes (Kollar, 1844)⇒ Hypena obacerralis Walker, 1858
Neasura circumducta Pagenstecher, 1900
Neoduma simplex Pagenstecher, 1900
Ophyx talesea Holloway, 1984
Raphia frater Grote, 1864Brother
Sesamia grisescens Warren, 1911Pink stalk borer
Spilosoma reticulata Rothschild, 1933
Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873Curve-lined Acontia
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) salomonis Rothschild, 1910

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in New Britain
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths
8
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMicronoctuidae
Fibiger in Fibiger & Lafonteine, 2005
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Noctuoidea at artfakta.se
Noctuoidea at dyntaxa.se
Noctuoidea at itis.gov