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Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2886
6687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2883
6684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
350
2865
6665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
2182
5485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
44
404
831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
403
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
42
402
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
236
439
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
214
389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
81
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
6 Families width 152 Species and 4 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms109SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths35SpeciesTaxom
Arctiidae Leach, 1815Footman moths4SpeciesTaxom
Euteliidae Grote, 1882Euteliid Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Notodontidae Stephens, 1829Bag Shelter Moths1SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae Hampson, 1894Hatted Caterpillars2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
81 Genera with 152 Species
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Acontia Ochsenheimer, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1824Cutworm17SpeciesTaxom
Albarracina Staudinger, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Anarta Ochsenheimer, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Antona Walker, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Anumeta Walker, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Anydrophila John, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Apaidia Hampson, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Athalia Leach, 18155SpeciesTaxom
Atlantarctia Dubatolov, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Autophila Hübner, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Brachygalea Hampson, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Brithys Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Calophasia Stephens, 17882SpeciesTaxom
Caradrina Ochsenheimer, 1763Mottled rustic1SpeciesTaxom
Cardepia Hampson, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Catamecia Staudinger, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Catocala Schrank, 1910Underwing moths1SpeciesTaxom
Cerapteryx Curtis, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cerastis Ochsenheimer, 1835Red chestnut1SpeciesTaxom
Cleonymia Berio, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Clytie Hübner, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Condica Walker, 1911Groundlings And Allies1SpeciesTaxom
Copiphana Hampson, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Corgatha Walker, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Cucullia Schrank, 1942Hooded Owlets3SpeciesTaxom
Dichagyris Lederer, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Discestra Hampson, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Drasteria Hübner, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Empusa Illiger, 04SpeciesTaxom
Epharmottomena John, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Eremobia Stephens, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Eublemma Hübner, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Euproctis Hübner, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Eutelia Hübner, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1888Coast dart5SpeciesTaxom
Furcula Lamarck, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Gnamptonyx Hampson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Grammodes Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Hadena Schrank, 1911Lychnis5SpeciesTaxom
Hadula Staudinger, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Hecatera Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Helicoverpa Hardwick, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Heliothis Ochsenheimer, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Hypena Schrank, 1813Bloxworth snout2SpeciesTaxom
Leucania Ochsenheimer, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Leucochlaena Hampson, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Lithophasia Staudinger, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Lymantria Hübner, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Metopoceras Guenée, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Mniotype Franclemont, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Mythimna Ochsenheimer, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Nodaria Guenée, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Nola Leach, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Omphalophana Hampson, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Ophiusa Ochsenheimer, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Oria Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Outaya Chrétien, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pandesma Guenée, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Paramathes Hübner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Phalaena radiosa Esper, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Polymixis Hübner, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Powellinia Oberthür, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Pseudamathes Hampson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopseustis Alpheraky, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozarba Warren, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Rhabinopteryx Christoph, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Rhyacia Hübner, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Scythocentropus Speiser, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Spodoptera Guenée, 1985Armyworm Moths5SpeciesTaxom
Systropha Illiger, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tathorhynchus Hampson, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Teinoptera Calberla, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Thysanoplusia Ichinose, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Trichoplusia McDunnough, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Trigonophora Hübner, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tytroca Wiltshire, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1819Rattlebox moths1SpeciesTaxom
Zebeeba Kirby, 18391SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
152 Species and 4 Subspecies
Acontia (Acontia) lucida Hufnagel, 1766Pale Shoulder
Agrotis (Agrotis) ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766Black cutworm
Agrotis (Agrotis) segetum Denis & Schi..., 1775Black cutworm
Agrotis (Powellinia) boetica Rambur, 1837
Agrotis (Powellinia) lasserrei Oberthur, 1881
Agrotis alexandriensis (Baker, 1894)⇒ Agrotis ripae Fabricius, 1794
Agrotis arenicola (Boisduval, 1837)⇒ Agrotis endogaea Boisduval, 1834
Agrotis castellana (Treitschke, 1835)⇒ Agrotis lata Treitschke, 1835
Agrotis dirempta (Staudinger, 1859)⇒ Agrotis lata Treitschke, 1835
Agrotis endogaea Boisduval, 1834
Agrotis haifae Staudinger, 1897
Agrotis lata Treitschke, 1835
Agrotis mariaeludovicae (Lucas, 1937)⇒ Agrotis lanzarotensis Rebel, 1894
Agrotis notambulatrix Chrétien, 1911
Agrotis ripae Fabricius, 1794Sand Dart
Agrotis sabura Mabille, 1888
Agrotis spinifera (Hübner, 1808)⇒ Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766
Agrotis trux Hübner, 1824Crescent Dart
Albarracina deundulata Strand, 1910
Anarta (Aglossestra) deserticola Hampson, 1905
Anarta (Calocestra) trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Nutmeg trifolii Hufnagel, 1766
Anarta sabulorum pulverata A. Bang-Haas, 1907
Anarta fructicosae Dumont, 1925
Anomis flava Fabricius, 1775Cotton Looper
Antona sexmaculata Butler, 1877
Anumeta sabouraudi Lucas, 1907
Anumeta straminea Bang-Haas, 1900
Anydrophila sabouraudi D. Lucas, 1907
Apaidia rufeola Rambur, 1832
Athalia ancilla (Serville, 1823)⇒ Athalia liberta Klug, 1815
Athalia bicolor Serville, 1823
Athalia cordata Serville, 1823
Athalia glabricollis Thomson, 1870
Athalia liberta Klug, 1815
Atlantarctia oberthueri Oberthür, 1890
Autophila cymaenotaenia Boursin, 1940
Brachygalea albolineata Blachier, 1905
Brithys crini Fabricius, 1775Amaryllis Borer
Calophasia angularis Chrétien, 1911
Calophasia platyptera Esper, 1788Antirrhinum Brocade
Caradrina (Paradrina) clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Paradrina clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763
Cardepia affinis strobilacei Dumont, 1925
Cardepia sociabilis De Graslin, 1850
Catamecia balestrei (Lucas, 1907)⇒ Catamecia minima Swinhoe, 1889
Catamecia minima Swinhoe, 1889
Catocala sultana A. Bang-Haas, 1910
Cerapteryx rufo costa Tutt, 1891
Cerastis faceta Treitschke, 1835
Cleonymia fatima Bang-Haas, 1907
Clytie sancta Staudinger, 1897
Condica andrena Smith, 1911Rough triggerfish
Copiphana ferrieri (Herrich-Schä..., 1852)⇒ Corgatha subindicata Kenrick, 1917
Copiphana gafsana Blachier, 1905
Copiphana olivina (Herrich-Schä..., 1852)⇒ Corgatha subindicata Kenrick, 1917
Corgatha subindicata Kenrick, 1917
Cucullia (Cucullia) syrtana Mabille, 1888
Cucullia autumna Chrétien, 1910
Cucullia chpakowskyi Chnéour, 1942
Dichagyris (Stenosomides) mansoura Chrétien, 1911
Discestra sodae (Boisduval, 1829)⇒ Anarta sodae Rambur, 1829
Drasteria habibazel Dumont, 1922
Drasteria kabylaria Bang-Haas, 1906
Empusa fasciata Brullé, 1832Conehead Mantis
Empusa guttula Thunberg, 1815
Empusa pennata Thunberg, 1815Conehead mantis
Empusa pennatus
Epharmottomena eremophila Rebel, 1895
Epharmottomena lacroixi Lucas, 1914
Eremobia cisti (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Tmethis cisti Fabricius, 1787
Eublemma cremorna Hampson, 1918
Eublemma parva Hübner, 1808Small Marbled
Eublemma scitula Rambur, 1833
Eublemma subvenata Staudinger, 1892
Euproctis (Euproctis) chrysorrhoea Linnaeus, 1758Brown-tail
Euproctis boulifa Dumont, 1922
Euproctis chrysophaea Walker, 1865
Eutelia adulatrix Hübner, 1813
Euxoa (Euxoa) canariensis Rebel, 1902
Euxoa (Euxoa) hastifera Donzel, 1847
Euxoa capsensis Chrétien, 1911
Euxoa rugifrons (Mabille, 1888)⇒ Euxoa hastifera Donzel, 1847
Euxoa urbana (Mabille, 1888)⇒ Euxoa hastifera Donzel, 1847
Furcula furcula forficula Fischer von ..., 1820
Gnamptonyx innexa Walker, 1858
Grammodes stolida Fabricius, 1775Geometrician
Hadena (Anepia) perplexa Denis & Schi..., 1775Pod Lover
Hadena (Anepia) silenes Hübner, 1822
Hadena (Hadena) adriana (Schawerda, 1921)⇒ Hadena armeriae Guenée, 1852
Hadena (Hadena) armeriae Guenée, 1852
Hadena cinochrea Chrétien, 1911
Hadula pulverata Bang-Haas, 1907
Hecatera dysodea Denis & Schi..., 1775Moth
Helicoverpa armigera Hübner, 1805African cotton bollworm
Heliothis (Heliothis) nubigera Herrich-Schä..., 1851Eastern Bordered Straw
Heliothis (Heliothis) peltigera Denis & Schi..., 1775Bordered Straw
Hypena (Hypena) lividalis (Hübner, 1796)⇒ Ophiuche lividalis Hübner, 1790
Hypena (Hypena) obsitalis Hübner, 1813Bloxworth Snout
Leucania (Acantholeucania) loreyi Duponchel, 1827Cosmopolitan
Leucania (Leucania) zeae Duponchel, 1827
Leucania cinerea (Lempke, 1964)⇒ Leucania zeae Duponchel, 1827
Leucochlaena (Leucochlaena) oditis Hübner, 1822Beautiful Gothic
Leucochlaena jordana Draudt, 1934
Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus, 1758Asian Gypsy Moth
Lymantria oberthueri Lucas, 1906
Lymantria oberthuri Lucas, 1906
Metopoceras (Metopoceras) omar Oberthur, 1887
Metopoceras (Tritomoceras) khalildja Oberthur, 1884
Metopoceras gypsata (Oberthür, 1884)⇒ Metopoceras khalidja Oberthur, 1884
Metopoceras khalidja Oberthur, 1884
Mniotype spinosa Chrétien, 1910
Mythimna (Hyphilare) albipuncta Denis & Schi..., 1775White-point
Mythimna (Hyphilare) l-album Linnaeus, 1767L-album Wainscot
Mythimna (Morphopoliana) languida Walker, 1858
Nodaria nodosalis Herrich-Schä..., 1851
Nola chlamitulalis Hübner, 1813Jersey Black Arches
Nola squalida Staudinger, 1871
Omphalophana pauli Staudinger, 1891
Ophiusa tirhaca Cramer, 1773Green drab
Oria musculosa Hübner, 1808Brighton Wainscot
Orthosia (Monima) cruda Denis & Schi..., 1775Small Quaker
Outaya grisescens Chrétien, 1911
Pandesma robusta Walker, 1858
Paramathes picata Bang-Haas, 1912
Phalaena chorebus Cramer, 1777
Polymixis (Bischoffia) apora (Staudinger, 1897)⇒ Polymixis bischoffii Herrich-Schä..., 1850
Polymixis (Bischoffia) bischoffii Herrich-Schä..., 1850
Polymixis (Polymixis) subvenusta Püngeler, 1906
Powellinia lasserrei (Oberthür, 1881)⇒ Agrotis lasserrei Oberthur, 1881
Pseudamathes volloni Lucas, 1907
Pseudopseustis tellieri D. Lucas, 1907Green Cutworm
Pseudozarba bipartita Herrich-Schä..., 1850
Rhabinopteryx subtilis Mabille, 1888
Rhyacia (Rhyacia) simulans Denis & Schi..., 1775Dotted Rustic
Scythocentropus ferrantei (Draudt, 1911)⇒ Scythocentropus inquinatus Mabille, 1888
Scythocentropus inquinata Mabille, 1888
Scythocentropus inquinatus Mabille, 1888
Scythocentropus mercedes (Pinker, 1974)⇒ Scythocentropus inquinata Mabille, 1888
Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852Cape lawn Moth
Spodoptera elegans Lucas D., 1954
Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808African armyworm
Spodoptera littoralis Boisduval, 1833African cotton leafworm
Spodoptera protector de Laever, 1985
Systropha chrysura (Perez, 1905)⇒ Systropha planidens Giraud, 1861
Tathorhynchus exsiccata Lederer, 1855Alfalfa Looper
Teinoptera albina Bang-Haas A., 1907
Teinoptera gafsana (Blachier, 1905)⇒ Phalera sundana Holloway, 1982
Teinoptera olivina Herrich-Schä..., 1852
Thysanoplusia (Daubeplusia) daubei Boisduval, 1840Boathouse Gem
Trichoplusia ni Hübner, 1803Cabbage Looper
Trigonophora (Pseudaporophyla) haasi Staudinger, 1892
Tytroca dispar Püngeler, 1904
Zebeeba falsalis Herrich-Schä..., 1839

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Tunisia
FamilyArctiidae
Leach, 1815
Footman moths, Footmen, Lichen moths, Tiger Moths, Wasp moths, Woolly bears, Woolly worms
1
4
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths
26
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEuteliidae
Grote, 1882
Euteliid Moths
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings
51
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNotodontidae
Stephens, 1829
Bag Shelter Moths, Kitten moths, Kittens, Notodontid moths, Processionary Caterpillars, Prominent Moths, Prominents
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


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