''Conservula'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

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 ...

s 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 of the clades are constantly changing, along with the othe ...

described by

Augustus Radcliffe Grote Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species of butterflies and moths.Osborn, H. 1937. Fragments of Entomological History. Columbus, OH: Published by the author ...

in 1874.

Description

Its eyes are naked and without lashes. The proboscis is fully developed. Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, thickly scaled where the third joint minute. Antennae simple in both sexes. Metathorax with tufts which are well developed in the American species, slight in other regions. Abdomen without tufts. Tibia spineless. Forewings with non-crenulate cilia.

Species

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Conservula alambica ''Conservula alambica'' is a moth 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 ...

'' Gaede, 1915 * '' Conservula ancillottoi'' (Berio, 1978) * ''

Conservula anodonta ''Conservula anodonta'', the sharp angle shades, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversia ...

'' (Guenée, 1852) * '' Conservula anthophyes'' (D. S. Fletcher, 1963) * ''

Conservula cinisigna ''Conservula cinisigna'' is a moth 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 ma ...

'' de Joannis, 1906 * '' Conservula clarki'' Janse, 1937 * '' Conservula comoriensis'' (Viette, 1979) * '' Conservula furca'' (D. S. Fletcher, 1961) * '' Conservula indica'' (Moore, 1867) * ''

Conservula malagasa ''Conservula malagasa'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Madagascar and the Comoros Gaede described this species as close to ''Conservula sinensis ''Conservula'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Augus ...

'' Gaede, 1915 * '' Conservula minor'' Holland, 1896 * '' Conservula rosacea'' (Saalmüller, 1891) * '' Conservula scriptura'' (Rougeot & Laporte, 1983) * '' Conservula simillima'' Berio, 1966 * '' Conservula sinensis'' Hampson, 1908 * '' Conservula subrosacea'' (Viette, 1958) * ''

Conservula v-brunneum ''Conservula v-brunneum'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae that was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இ� ...

'' (Guenée, 1852)

References

* * Caradrinini {{Caradrinini-stub