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Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Sydney (Sydney Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
272
1626
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
272
1626
2543
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
258
1591
2499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
183
1365
2236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
51
387
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
51
387
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
383
542
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
244
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
234
340
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
104
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sydney
6 Families width 153 Species
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths68SpeciesTaxom
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms56SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths16SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars7SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sydney
104 Genera with 153 Species
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Abriesa Swinhoe, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Acyphas Walker, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Agarista Leach, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Aglaosoma Scott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1852Cutworm4SpeciesTaxom
Aloa Walker, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Amata Fabricius, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Aquita Walker, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Armactica Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Arrade Walker, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Asura Walker, 1805Tiger Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Australothis Matthews, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Borolia Moore, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Brunia Moore, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Calamidia Butler, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Calathusa Walker, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Calyptra Ochsenheimer, 1852Vampire moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cascera Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Chrysodeixis Hübner, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Comocrus Jordan, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cosmodes Guenée, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Crioa Walker, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Cruria Jordan, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoplusia Dufay, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cyme Felder, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Dasygaster Guenée, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Dasypodia Guenée, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Destolmia Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Diarsia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dichromia Guenée, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Diethusa Walker, 19156SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Earias Hübner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ecnomodes Turner, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ectopatria Hampson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Eleale Newman, 18295SpeciesTaxom
Elusa Walker, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Epicoma Hübner, 18195SpeciesTaxom
Epicyrtica Turner, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Eressa Walker, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Eutane Walker, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1900Coast dart1SpeciesTaxom
Fodina Guenée, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Gallaba Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Halone Walker, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Hecatesia Boisduval, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Hectobrocha Meyrick, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Heliocheilus Grote, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Heliosia Hampson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hesychopa Turner, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hydrillodes Guenée, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeora Doubleday, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1866Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Laelia Stephens, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Leptocneria Hübner, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Lithilaria Rosenstock, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Maliattha Walker, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Mataeomera Butler, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Meranda Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Mormoscopa Meyrick, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Neola Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Nola Leach, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1841Leptosomas1SpeciesTaxom
Nycteola Hübner, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ochrogaster Herrich-Schä..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Orgyia Ochsenheimer, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosia Hampson, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Pantydia Guenée, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Parelictis Meyrick, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Persectania Hampson, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Phalaenoides Lewin, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Philenora Rosenstock, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Plusiodonta Guenée, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Porphyrinia guen�..., 18551SpeciesTaxom
Prionopterina Hampson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Proteuxoa Hampson, 185613SpeciesTaxom
Psalidostetha Swainson, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchina Guenée, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Sandava Walker, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Scoliacma Meyrick, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Simplicia Guenée, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Sorama Walker, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Speiredonia Hübner, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spilosoma Curtis, 18413SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1775Armyworm Moths2SpeciesTaxom
Targalla Walker, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Teratopora Meyrick, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Termessa Newman, 1856Footman3SpeciesTaxom
Thalatha Walker, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Thallarcha Meyrick, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Threnosia Hampson, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Tigrioides Butler, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Tiracola Moore, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Trichiocercus Stephens, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Trigonistis Meyrick, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Uraba Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1779Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sydney
153 Species
Abriesa derna Swinhoe, 1900
Acyphas chionitis Turner, 1902White Tussock Moth
Agarista agricola Donovan, 1805Joseph´s Coat Moth
Aglaosoma variegata Walker, 1855Patterned Notodontid
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Agrotis infusa Boisduval, 1832Bogong Moth
Agrotis porphyricollis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Agrotis baueri Guenée, 1852
Agrotis radians Guenée, 1852Brown Cutworm
Aloa marginata (Donovan, 1805)⇒ Paramsacta marginata Donovan, 1805
Amata annulata Fabricius, 1775
Anomis lyona Swinhoe, 1919
Aquita plagiochyta Turner, 1944Suffused Tuft-moth
Armactica columbina Walker, 1865
Arrade destituta Walker, 1865Cryptic Snout Moth
Arrade leucocosmalis Walker, 1863
Asura cervicalis Walker, 1854Spotted Lichen Moth
Asura lydia Donovan, 1805Lydia lichen moth
Australothis rubrescens Walker, 1858Indian Weed Caterpillar
Borolia acrapex Hampson, 1905
Brunia replana Lewin, 1805Lichen-eating Caterpillar
Calamidia hirta Walker, 1854Wedge Footman
Calathusa basicunea Walker, 1858
Calyptra minuticornis Guenée, 1852
Cascera muscosa Walker, 1865
Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) eriosoma Doubleday, 1843Cabbage semi-looper
Comocrus behri Angas, 1847Mistletoe moth
Cosmodes elegans Donovan, 1805Green Blotched Moth
Crioa hades Lower, 1903
Cruria synopla Turner, 1903
Ctenoplusia (Ctenoplusia) albostriata BREMER & GREY, 1853Moth
Cyme structa Walker, 1854
Dasygaster padockina Le Guillou, 1841Cutworm
Dasypodia selenophora Guenée, 1852Granny moth
Destolmia lineata Walker, 1855Streaked Notodontid
Diarsia intermixta Guenée, 1852Chevron cutworm
Dichromia quinqualis Walker, 1859
Diethusa amplipennis (Lea, 1913)⇒ Lybaeba amplipennis Lea, 1899
Diethusa congrua (Lea, 1928)⇒ Lybaeba congrua Lea, 1899
Diethusa niveodispersa (Lea, 1915)⇒ Lybaeba niveodispersa Lea, 1915
Diethusa nodipennis (Lea, 1913)⇒ Lybaeba nodipennis Lea, 1913
Diethusa tenuirostris (Lea, 1915)⇒ Lybaeba tenuirostris Lea, 1915
Diethusa tuberculata (Lea, 1915)⇒ Lybaeba tuberculata Lea, 1915
Dysgonia frontinus (Donovan, 1805)⇒ Buzara frontinus Donovan, 1805
Earias smaragdina Butler, 1886
Ecnomodes sagittaria Lucas, 1899
Ectopatria horologa Meyrick, 1897
Eleale alboscutellata Chevrolat, 1874
Eleale aspera Newman, 1840
Eleale simplex Newman, 1840
Eleale viridis Guérin-Ménev..., 1829
Elusa oenolopha Turner, 1902
Epicoma contristis Hübner, 1823Yellow-spotted Epicoma
Epicoma melanospila Wallengren, 1860Black spot moth
Epicoma melanosticta Donovan, 1805Common Epicoma
Epicoma tristis (Hübner, 1819)⇒ Epicoma contristis Hübner, 1823
Epicyrtica docima Turner, 1920
Eressa paurospila Turner, 1922
Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852Eublemma Moth
Eublemma derogata (Walker, 1858)⇒ Eublemma cochylioides Guenée, 1852
Euproctis edwardsii Newman, 1856Mistletoe browntail moth
Euproctis paradoxa Butler, 1886Native tussock moth
Eutane terminalis Walker, 1854Banded Lichen Moth
Euxoa termessa (Smith, 1900)⇒ Euxoa aequalis Harvey, 1876
Fodina ostorius Donovan, 1805
Gallaba duplicata Walker, 1865
Halone sejuncta Felder, 1875Variable Halone
Halone sinuata Wallengren, 1860Rock lichen moth
Hecatesia fenestrata Boisduval, 1829Common Whistling Moth
Hectobrocha adoxa Meyrick, 1886Unadorned Footman
Hectobrocha pentacyma Meyrick, 1886Five-banded Footman
Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805African cotton bollworm
Helicoverpa punctigera Wallengren, 1860Australian bollworm
Heliocheilus moribunda Guenée, 1852
Heliosia jucunda Walker, 1854
Hesychopa chionora Meyrick, 1886White Footman
Hydrillodes funestalis Walker, 1859
Hylaeora eucalypti Doubleday, 1849Eucalyptus prominent moth
Hypena masurialis (Guenée, 1854)⇒ Rhynchina obliqualis Kollar, 1844
Hypena subvittalis Walker, 1866
Laelia obsoleta Fabricius, 1793Tinged Tussock Moth
Leptocneria reducta Walker, 1855White cedar moth
Leucania (Xipholeucania) venalba Moore, 1867White-patched Skipper
Leucania abdominalis Walker, 1856
Leucania diatrecta Butler, 1886Dark-barred Wainscot
Leucania uda Guenée, 1852
Lithilaria ossicolor Rosenstock, 1885Bone Moth
Lithilaria proestans T.P. Lucas, 1895Sculpted Bone Moth
Maliattha amorpha Butler, 1886
Mataeomera dubia Butler, 1886Scale-eating caterpillar
Mataeomera mesotaenia Turner, 1929
Meranda susialis Walker, 1859
Mormoscopa sordescens Rosenstock, 1885Night Moth
Mythimna (Morphopoliana) consanguis Guenée, 1852
Mythimna (Morphopoliana) languida Walker, 1858
Neola semiaurata Walker, 1855Golden Notodontid
Nola leucoma Meyrick, 1886
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) amicus White, 1841Cineraria Moth
Nycteola exophila Meyrick, 1888
Ochrogaster lunifer Herrich-Schä..., 1855Bag-shelter moth
Orgyia anartoides Walker, 1855Painted Apple Moth
Palaeosia bicosta Walker, 1854Two-ribbed arctiid
Pantydia sparsa Guenée, 1852Noctuid Moth
Parelictis saleuta Meyrick, 1886Mottled Footman
Persectania ewingii Westwood, 1837Barley grub
Phalaenoides glycinae Lewin, 1805Australian Grapevine Moth
Phalaenoides tristifica Hb., 1819
Philenora aspectalella Walker, 1864Little Mask Philenora
Plusiodonta arctipennis Butler, 1886
Porphyrinia psilogramma Lederer, 1855
Prionopterina grammatistis Meyrick, 1897
Proteuxoa atra Guenée, 1852
Proteuxoa confinis Walker, 1857
Proteuxoa cyanoloma Lower, 1902
Proteuxoa florescens Walker, 1857
Proteuxoa hydraecioides Guenée, 1852
Proteuxoa hypochalchis Turner, 1902
Proteuxoa microspila Lower, 1902
Proteuxoa oxygona Lower, 1902
Proteuxoa restituta Guenée, 1852
Proteuxoa sanguinipuncta Guenée, 1852
Proteuxoa tibiata Guenée, 1852
Proteuxoa tortisigna Walker, 1856Streaked Rictonis Moth
Psalidostetha banksiae Lewin, 1822Banksia moth
Rhynchina obliquarlis Kollar, 1844
Sandava scitisignata Walker, 1862
Scoliacma nana Walker, 1854Diminutive Footman
Scoliacma pactolias Meyrick, 1886Variable Footman
Simplicia caeneusalis (Walker, 1859)⇒ Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794
Sorama bicolor Walker, 1855Two-coloured Notodontid
Speiredonia spectans Guenée, 1852Granny's Cloak Moth
Spilosoma canescens Butler, 1875Dark-spotted Moth
Spilosoma curvata Donovan, 1805Crimson tiger moth
Spilosoma glatignyi (Le Guillou, 1841)⇒ Ardonea metallica Schaus, 1892
Spodoptera exempta Walker, 1857African armyworm
Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775Armyworm
Targalla plumbea Walker, 1865
Tathorhynchus vinctalis Walker, 1865
Teratopora acosma Turner, 1899
Termessa catocalina Walker, 1865Speckled Footman
Termessa discrepans Walker, 1865Hookwing Footman
Termessa laeta Walker, 1856Propitious Footman
Thalatha bryochlora Meyrick, 1897
Thallarcha partita Walker, 1869Dark-banded Footman
Thallarcha phalarota Meyrick, 1886Adorned Footman
Thallarcha sparsana Walker, 1863Fair Footman
Threnosia heminephes Meyrick, 1886Halved Footman
Tigrioides alterna Walker, 1854Alternating Footman
Tiracola plagiata Walker, 1857Androng caterpillar
Trichiocercus mesomelas Walker, 1855
Trichiocercus sparshalli Curtis, 1830Local Long-tailed Satin
Trigonistis asthenopa (Meyrick, 1902)⇒ Sarobela litterata Pagenstecher, 1888
Uraba lugens Walker, 1863Brown gum-tree leaf moth
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) lotrix Cramer, 1779Arctiinae Moth

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Sydney
FamilyArctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths
52
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings
30
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
7
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents
12
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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