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Checklist of Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
for Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
205
827
1374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
826
1373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
200
819
1362
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
613
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
151
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
27
150
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
27
150
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
14
106
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
12
104
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
4
31
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
4 Families width 60 Species and 1 Subspecies
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809Armyworms8SpeciesTaxom
Erebidae Leach, 1815Erebid Moths44SpeciesTaxom
Nolidae (Hampson, 1894)Hatted Caterpillars7SpeciesTaxom
Micronoctuidae Fibiger, 20051SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
31 Genera with 60 Species
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B
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E
F
H
M
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Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1852Cutworm4SpeciesTaxom
Alypia Hübner, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Anomis Hubner, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Anua Walker, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Arcte Kollar, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Asota Hübner, 17933SpeciesTaxom
Bastilla Swinhoe, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Celama Walker, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Dysgonia Hübner, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Entomogramma Guenée, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Ericeia Walker, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Euchromia Hübner, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Euxoa Hübner, 1852Coast dart2SpeciesTaxom
Flax Fibiger, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Hemihyalea Hampson, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hypospila Guenée, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Manoba Walker, 19134SpeciesTaxom
Meganola Dyar, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Nola Leach, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Nyctemera Hübner, 1832Leptosomas1SpeciesTaxom
Oxyodes Guenée, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Palaeosiccia Hampson, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Paracles Walker, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Parallelia Hübner, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Pareuchaetes Grote, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Phyllodes Boisduval, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Rusicada Hubner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Schrankia Hübner, 19776SpeciesTaxom
Sericia Guenée, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Speiredonia Hübner, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Utetheisa Hübner, 1910Rattlebox moths2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
60 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agrotis aneituma Walker, 1865
Agrotis interjectionis Guenée, 1852
Agrotis orbicularis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Euxoa taura Smith, 1905
Agrotis significans (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Agrotis interjectionis Guenée, 1852
Alypia octomaculata matuta H. Edwards, 1883
Anomis albipuncta (Walker, 1858)⇒ Anomis fulvida Guenée, 1852
Anomis amboinensis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857
Anomis fulvida Guenée, 1852
Anomis irene (Prout, 1929)⇒ Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857
Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857
Anua coronata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ 
Arcte coerula Guenée, 1852Ramie Moth
Asota alienata Walker, 1864
Asota eusemioides Felder, 1874
Asota versicolor (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Asota eusemioides Felder, 1874
Bastilla cuneilineata Warren, 1915
Bastilla solomonensis Hampson, 1913
Celama subpallida (Turner, 1944)⇒ Manoba postpuncta Rothschild, 1913
Dysgonia cuneilineata (Warren, 1915)⇒ Bastilla cuneilineata Warren, 1915
Dysgonia solomonensis (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Bastilla solomonensis Hampson, 1913
Entomogramma vanua (Felder, 1874)⇒ Entomogramma torsa Guenée, 1852
Ericeia certilinea (Prout, 1929)⇒ Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Ericeia levuensis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ericeia inangulata Guenée, 1852
Euchromia creusa Linnaeus, 1758
Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889
Euchromia rubricollis Walker, 1864
Euchromia superposita (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Euchromia cyanitis Meyrick, 1889
Euxoa (Orosagrotis) taura Smith, 1905
Euxoa vertenteni (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Agrotis interjectionis Guenée, 1852
Flax vanuatui Fibiger, 2011
Hemihyalea utica (Druce, 1897)⇒ Pseudohemihyalea utica Druce, 1897
Hypospila tamsi Viette, 1951
Manoba major (Kiriakoff, 1958)⇒ Paracles laguerrei Toulgoët, 2000
Manoba munda De Joan, 1928
Manoba paucilinea De Joan, 1928
Manoba postpuncta Rothschild, 1913
Meganola major (Hampson, 1891)⇒ Manoba postpuncta Rothschild, 1913
Nola major (Hampson, 1891)⇒ Manoba postpuncta Rothschild, 1913
Nyctemera (Nyctemera) baulus Boisduval, 1832Magpie Moth
Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852
Palaeosiccia major Kiriakoff, 1958
Paracles laguerrei Toulgoët, 2000
Parallelia solomonensis (Hampson, 1913)⇒ Bastilla solomonensis Hampson, 1913
Pareuchaetes aurata (Butler, 1875)⇒ Pareuchaetes insulata Walker, 1855
Phyllodes dealbata (Druce, 1888)⇒ Phyllodes imperialis Druce, 1888
Phyllodes imperialis Druce, 1888Imperial fruit piecing moth
Phyllodes meyricki (Druce, 1888)⇒ Phyllodes imperialis Druce, 1888
Phyllodes papuana (Druce, 1888)⇒ Phyllodes imperialis Druce, 1888
Rusicada nigritarsis (Walker, 1858)⇒ Anomis nigritarsis Walker, 1857
Schrankia calligrapha Snellen, 1880
Schrankia cheesmanae Holloway, 1977
Schrankia erromanga Holloway, 1977Striped ground cricket
Schrankia nokowula Holloway, 1977
Schrankia nouankaoa Holloway, 1977
Schrankia tabwemasana Holloway, 1977
Sericia anops (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Speiredonia mutabilis Fabricius, 1794
Speiredonia mutabilis Fabricius, 1794
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) pulchelloides Hampson, 1907Crimson Spotted Moth
Utetheisa (Utetheisa) salomonis Rothschild, 1910

Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Vanuatu
FamilyErebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths
22
44
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMicronoctuidae
Fibiger in Fibiger & Lafonteine, 2005
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
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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