Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America

An annotated check list of the North American species of Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) is presented, consist-ing of 3693 species. One-hundred and sixty-six taxonomic changes are proposed, consisting of 13 species-group taxa accorded species status (stat. n. and stat. rev.), 2 revalidated genus-group taxa (stat. rev.), and 2 family-group taxa raised to subfamily. Sixty-nine species-group taxa are downgraded to junio