Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for South America (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1002
31782
192121 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 999
31760
192069 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 919
31232
189614 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 538
24032
155049 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 104
6924
41337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 100
6914
41324 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 93
6854
41152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 33
4718
30506 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 29
4225
27750 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 9
1959
10725 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for South America
9 Families width 10725 Species and 92 Subspecies
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in South America | Family | Arctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms | 150
569 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ctenuchidae
W. Kirby, 1837
Ctenuchid moths, Scape moths, Wasp moths | 20
26 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Dioptidae
J. Bechyné, 1950
American False Tiger Moths, Oakworms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 823
6201 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 8
64 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 650
2102 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 31
140 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 274
1605 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Syntomidae
Herrich Schaffer, 1846
| 2
17 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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