Checklist for Superfamily Noctuoidea Latreille, 1809 (Moths)
and region Washington (Des Moines County, Iowa, USA)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 63
131
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 62
130
134 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 58
124
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 43
97
97 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 17
53
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 17
53
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 17
53
57 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 9
38
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 8
34
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 3
19
22 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Washington (Des Moines County)
3 Families width 22 Species
Genera for Washington (Des Moines County)
19 Genera with 22 Species | Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1861 | Dagger moths | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Apamea Ochsenheimer, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athetis Hübner, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Baileya Grote, 1906 | Desert Marigolds | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caenurgia Walker, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chloridea Duncan & Wes..., 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eosphoropteryx Dyar, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eupsilia Hübner, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Idia Hübner, 1866 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucania Ochsenheimer, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Meropleon Dyar, 1948 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orthodes Guenée, 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Papaipema Smith, 1877 | Borer Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phalaenostola Grote, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Spodoptera Guenée, 1808 | Armyworm Moths | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Virbia Walker, 1854 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zale Hübner, 1909 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Washington (Des Moines County)
22 Species | Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831 | | | Acronicta morula Grote & Robi..., 1868 | Ochre Dagger | | Acronicta retardata Walker, 1861 | Maple Dagger | | Amphipyra glabella Morrison, 1874 | Grey Amphipyra | | Apamea burgessi Morrison, 1874 | Burgess' Apamea Moth | | Athetis miranda (Grote, 1873) | ⇒ Proxenus miranda Grote, 1873 | | Baileya levitans Smith, 1906 | Pale Baileya | | Caenurgia chloropha Hübner, 1818 | Cape sole | | Chloridea virescens Fabricius, 1777 | Tobacco budworm | | Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides Guenée, 1852 | Pink-patched Looper | | Eupsilia devia Grote, 1874 | Lost Sallow | | Idia rotundalis Walker, 1866 | Chocolate Idia | | Leucania commoides Guenée, 1852 | Comma Wainscot | | Leucania phragmitidicola Guenée, 1852 | Phragmites Wainscot | | Meropleon ambifusca Newman, 1948 | Newman's Brocade | | Orthodes cynica Guenée, 1852 | Cynical Quaker | | Orthodes detracta Walker, 1857 | Disparaged Arches | | Papaipema rigida Grote, 1877 | Rigid Sunflower Borer | | Phalaenostola metonalis Walker, 1859 | Pale Epidelta | | Spodoptera exigua Hübner, 1808 | African armyworm | | Virbia ferruginosa Walker, 1854 | Five-spotted Holomelina | | Zale helata Smith, 1909 | Brown Spotted Zale |
Subnodes of Noctuoidea with occurrences in Washington (Des Moines County) | Family | Erebidae
Leach, 1815
Erebid Moths, Lichen Moths, Litter moths, Tiger Moths, Underwings, Wasp Moths | 5
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Dagger moths, Miller Moths, Noctuid moths, Owlet Moths, Underwing moths, Underwings | 13
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Nolidae
Hampson, 1894
Hatted Caterpillars, Nolid moths, Tuft moths, Tufted Moths | 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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