tribe
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moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
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Noctuinae
The Noctuinae are a subfamily of the family Noctuidae, and is composed of moths. The larvae of many species feed on roots or stems of various grasses. Some are generalist feeders which makes them potential pests.
Noctuid systematics is in a ...
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
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Hadeninae
Hadeninae was formerly a subfamily of the moth family Noctuidae, but was merged into the subfamily Noctuinae. The tribes Apameini, Caradrinini, Elaphriini, Episemini, Eriopygini, Hadenini, Leucaniini, Orthosiini, and Xylenini
The Xylenini are ...
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
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Selected genera
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Achatodes
''Achatodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many ...
'' Guenée, 1852
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Agroperina
''Apamea'' is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816.
Some ''Apamea'' species are pest insects. The larval '' Apamea niveivenosa'' is a cutworm known as a pest of grain crops in North Ameri ...
'' Hampson, 1908
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Apamea
Apamea or Apameia ( grc, Απάμεια) is the name of several Hellenistic cities in western Asia, after Apama, the Sogdian wife of Seleucus I Nicator, several of which are also former bishoprics and Catholic titular see.
Places called Apamea in ...
'' Ochsenheimer, 1816
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Archanara
''Archanara'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Species
* '' Archanara aerata'' (Butler, 1878)
* '' Archanara affinis'' Rothschild, 1920
* '' Archanara cervina'' Warren, 1911
* '' Archanara dissoluta'' – brown-veined wainscot (Tr ...
'' Walker, 1866
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Cherokeea
''Cherokeea attakullakulla'' is a moth in the family Noctuidae and the only species in the genus ''Cherokeea''. It is found in North Carolina (Swain and Macon Counties in the mountains and Rutherford County in the foothills) and Georgia (Rabun Co ...
'' Quinter & Sullivan, 2014
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Crymodes
''Apamea'' is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816.
Some ''Apamea'' species are pest insects. The larval '' Apamea niveivenosa'' is a cutworm known as a pest of grain crops in North Ameri ...
Helotropha
''Helotropha'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Species
* '' Helotropha leucostigma'' (Hübner, 808 808 may refer to:
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'' Lederer, 1857
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Hydraecia
''Hydraecia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because man ...
Luperina
''Luperina'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Species
* '' Luperina dayensis'' Oberthür, 1891
* '' Luperina diversa'' (Staudinger, 1891)
* ''Luperina dumerilii'' (Duponchel, 1826)
* '' Luperina farsiensis'' Fibiger & Zahiri, 2005
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Oligia
''Oligia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796– ...
'' Hübner, 1821
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Papaipema
''Papaipema'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by John B. Smith in 1899.
Species
Listed alphabetically:Parastichtis'' Hübner, 1821
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Trichoplexia
''Apamea'' is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae Species description, first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816.
Some ''Apamea'' species are pest (organism), pest insects. The larval ''Apamea niveivenosa'' is a cutworm known as a p ...