Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 396
3475
6536 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 395
3474
6534 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 380
3412
6411 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 242
2730
5276 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 54
1193
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 54
1193
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 53
1192
2252 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 23
784
1580 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 20
764
1554 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 7
346
632 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
7 Families width 632 Species and 4 Subspecies
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago | Family | Arctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms | 15
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ctenuchidae
W. Kirby, 1837
Ctenuchid moths, Scape moths, Wasp moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 193
373 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Euteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths | 3
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 85
125 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 9
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Notodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents | 40
95 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
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