Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Tamil Nadu (South India, India)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 287
2180
4314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 286
2178
4312 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 271
2122
4231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 172
1642
3307 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 35
509
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 35
509
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 35
509
818 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 20
371
629 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 18
366
624 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
149
200 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tamil Nadu
6 Families width 200 Species and 2 Subspecies
Species list for Tamil Nadu
200 Species and 2 Subspecies | Abagrotis duanca Smith, 1908 | Dark Dart Moth | | Abagrotis glenni Buckett, 1968 | | | Abagrotis nefascia Smith, 1908 | Coastal Heathland Cutworm | | Abagrotis placida Grote, 1876 | Red cutworm | | Abagrotis reedi Buckett, 1969 | Reed´s Dart Moth | | Abagrotis scopeops Dyar, 1904 | | | Achaea janata Linnaeus, 1758 | Caster oil looper | | Acontia (Emmelia) marmoralis Fabricius, 1794 | | | Acontia brunneiceps Warren, 1913 | | | Acontia rufitincta Hampson, 1910 | | | Acrapex leucophlebia Hampson, 1894 | | | Adisura marginalis Walker, 1857 | New Pod Borer | | Adonisea walsinghami Edwards, 1881 | | | Aegilia describens Walker, 1857 | | | Agrotis (Agrotis) segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775 | Black cutworm | | Alypia octomaculata matuta H. Edwards, 1883 | | | Amata passalis Fabricius, 1781 | | | Amerila astreus Drury, 1773 | | | Ammatho cuneonotatus Walker, 1855 | | | Amyna axis (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Ilattia axis Guenée, 1852 | | Amyna punctum Fabricius, 1794 | | | Anarta (Calocestra) trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766) | ⇒ Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766 | | Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775 | Cotton Looper | | Anomis mesogona Walker, 1857 | | | Anomis privata Walker, 1865 | Hibiscus Leaf Caterpillar Moth | | Anthophila orthogona (Meyrick, 1886) | ⇒ Choreutis orthogona Meyrick, 1886 | | Anua coronata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ | | Apamea cuculliformis Grote, 1875 | | | Apamea devastator Brace, 1819 | Glassy cutworm | | Apamea occidens Grote, 1878 | Western Apamea | | Apamea spaldingi Smith, 1909 | Spalding´s Apamea | | Artena dotata Fabricius, 1794 | | | Aseptis characta Grote, 1880 | | | Asota caricae Fabricius, 1775 | Tropical Tiger Moth | | Asota ficus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Asota heliconia Linnaeus, 1758 | Tropical Tiger Moth | | Asota paliura Swinhoe, 1893 | | | Asota sericea Moore, 1878 | | | Athetis obtusa Hampson, 1891 | | | Attatha ino Drury, 1782 | | | Autographa californica Speyer, 1875 | Alfalfa Looper | | Avitta quadrilinea Walker, 1864 | | | Azazia rubricans Boisduval, 1833 | | | Bastilla amygdalis Moore, 1885 | | | Bastilla crameri Moore, 1885 | | | Bastilla fulvotaenia Guenée, 1852 | | | Blenina donans Walker, 1857 | | | Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775 | Amaryllis Borer | | Calesia phaiosoma Hampson, 1891 | | | Calliteara grotei Moore, 1859 | | | Callopistria guttulalis Hampson, 1906 | | | Callopistria repleta Walker, 1857 | | | Callyna costiplaga Moore, 1885 | | | Caradrina (Platyperigea) montana Bremer, 1861 | Civil Rustic | | Carea angulata Fabricius, 1793 | | | Catocala aholibah Strecker, 1874 | Aholibah Underwing | | Catocala faustina Strecker, 1873 | Channel flounder | | Catocala macula Hampson, 1891 | | | Ceryx imaon (Cramer, 1780) | ⇒ Ceryx godartii Boisduval, 1829 | | Chalciope mygdon Cramer, 1777 | | | Chilkasa falcata (Swinhoe, 1885) | ⇒ Chilkasa perhamata Hampson, 1894 | | Chrysodeixis (Chrysodeixis) eriosoma Doubleday, 1843 | Cabbage semi-looper | | Crassivesica bochus (Morrison, 1874) | ⇒ Euxoa bochus Morrison, 1874 | | Creatonotos (Phissama) transiens Walker, 1855 | | | Creatonotos gangis Linnaeus, 1767 | Hairy caterpillar | | Cryphia deceptura Walker, 1865 | | | Cucullia antipoda Strecker, 1877 | | | Cultripalpa partita Guenée, 1852 | | | Curoba sangarida Cramer, 1781 | | | Cyana guttifera Walker, 1856 | | | Cyana peregrina Walker, 1854 | | | Cyana puella Drury, 1773 | | | Dasychira rhopalum Hering, 1926 | | | Dichromia sagitta Fabricius, 1775 | | | Discestra crotchii (Grote, 1880) | ⇒ Anarta crotchii Grote, 1880 | | Discestra hamata (McDunnough, 1930) | ⇒ Anarta hamata McDunnough, 1930 | | Drasteria hastingsii (Edwards, 1878) | ⇒ Drasteria mirifica H. Edwards, 1878 | | Drasteria howlandii Grote, 1865 | | | Drasteria sabulosa Edwards, 1881 | Horned whiff | | Dysgonia stuposa Fabricius, 1794 | | | Dysgonia torrida Guenée, 1852 | Jigsaw | | Egira crucialis Harvey, 1875 | | | Eilema antica (Walker, 1854) | ⇒ Eilema anticum Walker, 1854 | | Eligma narcissus Cramer, 1775 | | | Enispa elateria | | | Episparis tortuosalis Moore, 1867 | | | Ercheia cyllaria Cramer, 1782 | | | Erebus hieroglyphica Drury, 1773 | | | Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852 | | | Eublemma accedens (Wallengren, 1863) | ⇒ Eublemma anachoresis Wallengren, 1863 | | Eudocima (Elygea) materna Linnaeus, 1767 | Dot underwing moth | | Eudocima (Eudocima) salaminia Cramer, 1777 | Fruit-piercing moth | | Eudocima (Khadira) aurantia Moore, 1877 | Fruit sucking moth | | Eudocima (Othreis) phalonia Linnaeus, 1763 | | | Eupatula macrops (Linnaeus, 1768) | ⇒ Erebus walkeri Butler, 1875 | | Eutelia discitriga Walker, 1865 | | | Euxoa (Euxoa) ochrogaster Guenée, 1852 | Red-backed Cutworm | | Euxoa (Longivesica) edictalis Smith, 1893 | | | Euxoa (Longivesica) messoria Harris, 1841 | Dark-sided Cutworm | | Euxoa (Pleonectopoda) atomaris Smith, 1890 | | | Euxoa choris Harvey, 1876 | | | Euxoa citricolor Grote, 1880 | | | Euxoa idahoensis Grote, 1878 | | | Euxoa misturata Smith, 1890 | | | Euxoa polytela Boursin, 1940 | | | Fodina cuneigera Butler, 1889 | | | Gesonia obeditalis Walker, 1859 | | | Grammia (Grammia) ornata Packard, 1864 | Ornate Tiger Moth | | Grammodes geometrica Fabricius, 1775 | | | Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775 | Geometrician | | Haploa lecontei vestalis | | | Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805 | African cotton bollworm | | Heliothis (Heliothis) phloxiphaga Grote & Robi..., 1867 | Artematopid beetles | | Heteropalpia vetusta Walker, 1865 | | | Hulodes caranea Cramer, 1780 | | | Hypena laceratalis Walker, 1859 | Hypena moth | | Hypocala biarcuata Walker, 1858 | | | Hypocala deflorata Fabricius, 1794 | Moth | | Hypocala violacea Butler, 1879 | | | Hypocoena rufostrigata Packard, 1806 | Brown-streaked Rustic | | Hypopyra vespertilio Fabricius, 1787 | | | Ischyja manlia Cramer, 1776 | | | Lacera noctilio Fabricius, 1794 | | | Lacinipolia strigicollis Wallengren, 1860 | Collared Arches Moth | | Leptosia nina Fabricius, 1793 | Black-spotted White | | Leucania farcta Grote, 1881 | Meadow Wainscot Moth | | Lopharthrum comprimens Walker, 1858 | | | Lophorache eustrotiodes Hampson, 1910 | | | Lyclene kishidai Kirti & Gill, 2009 | | | Lygniodes hypoleuca Guenée, 1852 | | | Lymantria (Spinotria) serva Fabricius, 1793 | Crescent-moon tussock moth | | Marblepsis tiphia Swinhoe, 1903 | | | Masalia hololeuca Hampson, 1903 | | | Masalia lanceolata Walker, 1865 | | | Masalia pallescens (Hampson, 1891) | ⇒ Masalia bimaculata Moore, 1888 | | Masalia pulverulenta (Hampson, 1891) | ⇒ Masalia bimaculata Moore, 1888 | | Maurilia undaira (Swinhoe, 1918) | ⇒ Maurilia iconica Walker, 1858 | | Melanchra picta Harris, 1841 | Zebra caterpillar | | Mocis proverai Zilli, 2000 | | | Neochera dominia Walker, 1854 | | | Nodaria cornicalis (Fabricius, 1794) | ⇒ Simplicia cornicalis Fabricius, 1794 | | Nola lucidalis Walker, 1865 | | | Nyctemera (Coleta) coleta Cramer, 1781 | Marbled white moth | | Nyctemera hampsoni Swinhoe, 1889 | | | Olene mendosa Hübner, 1823 | Brown Tussock Moth | | Olepa ricini Fabricius, 1775 | | | Oligia violacea Grote, 1881 | | | Oncocnemis corusca (Smith, 1899) | ⇒ Sympistis corusca Smith, 1899 | | Ophiusa discriminans Walker, 1858 | | | Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773 | Green drab | | Ophiusa trapezium Guenée, 1852 | | | Ophiusa triphaenoides Walker, 1858 | | | Oraesia emarginata Fabricius, 1794 | Small oresia | | Orthosia hibisci Guenée, 1852 | Green Fruitworm | | Othreis homaena (Hübner, 1827) | ⇒ Eudocima homaena Hübner, 1816 | | Othresypna submarginata Walker, 1865 | | | Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775) | ⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852 | | Pandesma anysa Guenée, 1852 | Moth | | Pandesma quenavadi Guenée, 1852 | | | Parabagrotis formalis Grote, 1874 | | | Pareuchaetes pseudoinsulata Rego Barros, 1956 | | | Penicillaria jocosatrix Guenée, 1852 | Largae mango tip borer | | Perina nuda Fabricius, 1787 | | | Pindara illibata Fabricius, 1775 | | | Plecoptera reflexa Guenée, 1852 | | | Polia nugatis Smith, 1898 | | | Polydesma boarmoides Guenée, 1852 | Moth | | Polytela gloriosae Fabricius, 1781 | | | Proxenus mindara Barnes & McD..., 1913 | Rough Skinned Cutworm moth | | Pseudanarta crocea H. Edwards, 1875 | Sanddabs | | Ramadasa pavo Walker, 1856 | | | Raphia pallula (Edwards, 1886) | ⇒ Raphia abrupta Grote, 1863 | | Remigia mayeri (Boisduval, 1834) | ⇒ Mocis mayeri Boisduval, 1833 | | Rhynchagrotis exsertistigma Morris, 1874 | | | Rhynchagrotis insularis (Grote, 1876) | ⇒ Parabagrotis insularis Grote, 1876 | | Sasunaga longiplaga Warren, 1912 | | | Savara pallidapex Holloway, 2005 | | | Schistophleps bipuncta (Hampson, 1891) | ⇒ Chamaita ranruna Matsumura, 1927 | | Serrodes campana (Guenée, 1852) | ⇒ Serrodes partita Fabricius, 1775 | | Serrodes partita Fabricius, 1775 | Catapult moth | | Speiredonia obscura Cramer, 1780 | | | Sphingomorpha chlorea Cramer, 1777 | | | Spilosoma vestalis Packard, 1864 | Vestal Tiger Moth | | Spirama helicina Hübner, 1827 | | | Spirama retorta Clerck, 1764 | Indian Owlet-moth | | Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808 | African armyworm | | Spodoptera litura Fabricius, 1775 | Armyworm | | Spodoptera mauritia Boisduval, 1833 | Grass armyworm | | Spodoptera synstictis (Hampson, 1896) | ⇒ Spodoptera apertura Walker, 1865 | | Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905) | ⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861 | | Tesagrotis corrodera Smith, 1910 | Largescale tonguefish | | Tesagrotis piscipellis Grote, 1878 | | | Trachea auriplena Walker, 1857 | | | Trigonodes hyppasia Cramer, 1779 | Chaciope Deliana | | Triocnemis saporis Grote, 1881 | Cliff-brake | | Turnaca thiaucourti Schintlmeister, 2003 | | | Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907 | Crimson Spotted Moth | | Westermannia superba Hübner, 1823 | | | Xanthodes albago Fabricius, 1794 | | | Xestia (Megasema) c-nigrum Linnaeus, 1758 | Cutworm Moth |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Tamil Nadu | Family | Arctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 78
101 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 3
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 60
88 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 6
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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