Agnorisma
Encyclopedia
Agnorisma is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family. Agnorisma species were formerly included in the genus Xestia
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. Agnorisma species were formerly included in the genus Xestia
Xestia
Xestia is a genus of noctuid moths . They are the type genus of the tribe Xestiini in subfamily Noctuinae, though some authors merge this tribe with the Noctuini. Species in this genus are commonly known as "clay", "dart" or "rustic", but such names are commonplace among Noctuidae...
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Species
- Agnorisma badinodisAgnorisma badinodisThe Pale-banded Dart or Spotted-sided Cutworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern Canada and United States, east of the 100th meridian, and exclusive of the Deep South.The wingspan is about 36 mm...
(formerly Xestia badinodis) - Agnorisma bolliiAgnorisma bolliiAgnorisma bollii is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It has a disjunct distribution from the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, then west of the Appalachians from southern Ohio and southeastern Kansas south to Mississippi and Arkansas.The wingspan is about 32 mm...
(formerly Xestia bollii) - Agnorisma bugraiAgnorisma bugraiThe Collard Dart is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It has a transcontinental distribution, from central Canada and the northern United States, southward in the Rocky Mountains to Colorado....
(formerly Xestia collaris)