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Noctuoidea

Insecta - Lepidoptera

Taxonomy
Noctuoidea was named by Latreille (1809). It is extant. Its type is Noctua.

It was assigned to Macroheterocera by van Nieukerken et al. (2011), Sohn et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1809Noctuoidea Latreille
2011Noctuoidea van Nieukerken et al. p. 217
2012Noctuoidea Sohn et al. p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
AltocrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
superclassAllotriocarida
Athalassocarida
LabiocaridaSchwentner et al. 2017
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
Cercofilata
classInsecta
Dicondylia
Paranotalia
subclassPterygota()
NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
RankNameAuthor
Holometabola
Aparaglossata
Panorpida
superorderAmphiesmenopteraKiriakoff 1948
Metamphiesmenoptera
Euamphiesmenoptera
Panendymenoptera
Endymenoptera
Stelloptera
orderLepidoptera
Angiospermivora
suborderGlossata()
CoelolepidaNielsen and Kristensen 1996
infraorderHeteroneuraTillyard 1918
EulepidopteraKiriakoff 1948
Euheteroneura
DitrysiaBorner 1925
ApoditrysiaMinet 1983
ObtectomeraMinet 1986
Macroheterocera
superfamilyNoctuoideaLatreille 1809
superfamilyNoctuoideaLatreille 1809

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. Noctuoidea Latreille 1809
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Fm. Erebidae Leach 1815
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Subfm. Arctiinae Leach 1815
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G. †Arctiites Rebel 1898
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Arctiites deletus Rebel 1898
Subfm. Ctenuchinae Kirby 1837
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G. Ctenucha Kirby 1837
G. †Stauropolia Skalski 1988
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Stauropolia nekrutenkoi Skalski 1988
Tr. Syntomini Herrich-Schaeffer 1846
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G. Charidea Dalman 1816
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Charidea metis Dalman 1826
G. †Oligamatites Kusnezov 1928
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Oligamatites martynovi Kusnezov 1928
Subfm. Catocalinae Boisduval 1828
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G. †Philodarchia Martins-Neto 1998
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Philodarchia cigana Martins-Neto 1998
Invalid names: Lymantriinae Hampson 1893 [empty]
Fm. Noctuidae Latreille 1809
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Subfm. Noctuinae Latreille 1809
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G. Eurois Hübner 1821
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Eurois occulta Linnaeus 1758
G. Noctua Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Plusiinae Boisduval 1828 [empty]
G. †Noctuites Heer 1849
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Noctuites caucasicus Kozlov 1988
Noctuites deperditus Heer 1856
Noctuites effosa Heer 1849
Noctuites gersdorfi Kernbach 1967
Noctuites haidingeri Heer 1849
Noctuites incertissima Oustalet 1870
Noctuites kaspievi Kozlov 1988
Noctuites kozhantshikovi Kozlov 1988
Noctuites kusnezovi Kozlov 1988
Noctuites maximus Kozlov 1988
Noctuites miocenicus Kozhanchikov 1957
Noctuites radobojana Handlirsch 1907
Noctuites stavropolicus Kozlov 1988
Invalid names: Xyleutites Kozhanchikov 1957 [synonym]
Fm. Notodontidae Stephens 1829
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G. †Cerurites Kernbach 1967
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Cerurites wagneri Kernbach 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: chitinc
Environment: terrestrialc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 09:56:18
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Holocene or 33.90000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 27.3 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3France (Auvergne) Noctuites incertissima (152491)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Brazil Philodarchia cigana (153054)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04France (Bouches-Du-Rhone) Noctuites deperditus (122877)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Kazakhstan (Saisan) Oligamatites martynovi (114018)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Russian Federation Noctuites caucasicus, Noctuites kaspievi, Noctuites kozhantshikovi (125990) Noctuites sp., Noctuites kusnezovi, Noctuites maximus, Noctuites stavropolicus (125996) Stauropolia nekrutenkoi (164182) Xyleutites miocenicus (105571)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Croatia Noctuidae radobojana (117247) Noctuites haidingeri, Noctuites effosa (117761)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Italy (Tuscany) Arctiites deletus (113751)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Germany (Niedersachsen) Noctuites gersdorfi, Cerurites wagneri (109196)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greenland Agrotis occulta (140294 140296 140297)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ukraine Noctua sp. (153476)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Tanzania Charidea metis (152160)