Calamia
Encyclopedia
Calamia is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
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.
Species
- Calamia deliciosaCalamia deliciosaCalamia deliciosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Afghanistan....
Boursin, 1957 - Calamia flavirufaCalamia flavirufaCalamia flavirufa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Southern Africa, including Zimbabwe and Swaziland....
Hampson, 1910 - Calamia metamorpha (Boursin, 1960)
- Calamia staudingeri Warnecke, 1941
- Calamia tridensCalamia tridensThe Burren Green is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 37-42 mm. The length of the forewings is 17-18 mm. The moth flies in one generation from late June to September ....
(Hufnagel, 1766) – Burren Green