Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for New Castle County (Delaware, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 5
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 5
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 5
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 5
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 5
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 5
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 5
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 5
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 5
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 4
8
9 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for New Castle County
4 Families width 9 Species
Genera for New Castle County
8 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for New Castle County
9 Species | Acontia terminimaculata (Grote, 1873) | ⇒ Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873 | | Acronicta clarescens Guenée, 1852 | Clear Dagger | | Halysidota tessellaris Smith, 1797 | Banded tussock moth | | Hyphantria cunea Drury, 1773 | American white moth | | Orgyia leucostigma J.E. Smith, 1797 | White-marked tussock moth | | Paectes abrostoloides Guenée, 1852 | Large Paectes | | Palthis angulalis Hübner, 1796 | Dark Spotted Palthis | | Schizura badia Packard, 1864 | Chestnut Schizura | | Schizura unicornis Abbot & Smith, 1797 | Unicorn caterpillar |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in New Castle County | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 4
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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