Metoponiinae is a subfamily of

owlet moth 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 other f ...

s in 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 other f ...

. There are about 16 genera and more than 70 described species in Metoponiinae.

Genera

These 16 genera belong to the subfamily Metoponiinae: * ''

Aegle Aegle may refer to: * Aegle (mythology), a number of characters from Greek mythology * 96 Aegle Aegle ( minor planet designation: 96 Aegle) is a carbonaceous asteroid and the namesake of the Aegle family located in the outer regions of the ast ...

'' Hübner, 1823 * ''

Axenus ''Axenus'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, ''Axenus arvalis'', is found in the US states of California and Oregon. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote Augustus Radc ...

'' Grote, 1873 * '' Azenia'' Grote, 1882 * ''

Cydosia The noctuid (owlet) moth genus ''Cydosia'' is the only member of the tribe Cydosiini in the subfamily Acontiinae. The genus was erected by James Duncan with John O. Westwood in 1841. The few species occur from Argentina along the Andes to the ...

'' Duncan & Westwood, 1841 * '' Epharmottomena'' John, 1909 * ''

Flammona ''Flammona'' is a genus of 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 ...

'' Walker, 1863 * '' Haemerosia'' Boisduval, 1840 * ''

Metaponpneumata ''Metaponpneumata'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, ''Metaponpneumata rogenhoferi'', is found in Mexico and Puerto Rico. Both the genus and species were first described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. ...

'' Möschler, 1890 * ''

Metopoplus ''Metopoplus'' is a genus of 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 approximatel ...

'' Christoph, 1893 * ''

Mycteroplus ''Mycteroplus'' is a genus of 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 approximate ...

'' Herrich-Schaffer, 1850 * ''

Panemeria ''Panemeria'' is a genus of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. Species These four species belong to the genus ''Panemeria'': * '' Panemeria lateralis'' * ''Panemeria tenebrata ''Panemeria tenebrata'', the small yellow underwing, is a moth ...

'' Hübner, 1823 * ''

Pinacoplus ''Pinacoplus'' is a genus of owlet moth 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 ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Proschaliphora ''Proschaliphora'' is a genus of 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 approxi ...

'' Hampson, 1901 * ''

Sexserrata ''Sexserrata'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, ''Sexserrata hampsoni'', is found in the US state of California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With ...

'' Barnes & Benjamin, 1922 * '' Synthymia'' Hübner, 1823 * '' Tristyla'' Smith, 1893

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