Charadra (moth)
Encyclopedia
Charadra 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
- pata group:
- Charadra cakulhaCharadra cakulhaCharadra cakulha is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known only from two specimens of the type series, collected in mid-June at San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico.The length of the forewings is 19.7 mm for males.-Etymology:...
Anweiler & Schmidt, 2010 - Charadra coyopaCharadra coyopaCharadra cakulha is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known only from the holotype specimen from the Mexico City area.The length of the forewings is 18.9 mm for males. The collection date indicates a flight period in January.-Etymology:...
Anweiler & Schmidt, 2010 - Charadra franclemontiCharadra franclemontiCharadra franclemonti is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from central Arizona southward to at least Durango in Mexico....
Anweiler & Schmidt, 2010 - Charadra oligarchiaCharadra oligarchiaCharadra oligarchia is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known only from Guerrero Mill in the State of Hidalgo in Mexico, where it was found at 9000 feet elevation.It is possibly associated with dry oak woodlands at higher elevations....
Dyar, 1916 - Charadra pataCharadra pataCharadra pata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known only from Guatemala City in Guatemala.Nothing is known of the biology, although the larvae possibly feed on oak.-External links:*...
(Druce, 1894) - Charadra patafexCharadra patafexCharadra patafex is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is known only from Guerrero Mill in the State of Hidalgo in Mexico, where it was found at 9000 feet elevation.It is possibly associated with dry oak woodlands at higher elevations.-External links:...
Dyar, 1916 - Charadra tapaCharadra tapaCharadra tapa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Chiricahua, Huachuca, and Santa Rita Mountains of south-eastern Arizona, although the species probably occurs in adjacent parts of Mexico....
Schmidt & Anweiler, 2010
- Charadra cakulha
- deridens group:
- Charadra deridensCharadra deridensThe Laugher or Marbled Tuffet Moth is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Canada, through most of the United States except the south-western states.The wingspan is 38-48 mm....
(Guenée, 1952) - Charadra dispulsaCharadra dispulsaCharadra dispulsa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is occurs from Texas southward and westward to at least San Luis Potosi, Mexico.The wingspan is about 34 mm. Adults are on wing from March through May and July in southern Texas....
Morrison, 1875 - Charadra monetaCharadra monetaCharadra moneta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from central and eastern Arizona , the San Mateo Mountains of New Mexico, the Guadalupe Mountains of New Mexico and Texas, and the Big Bend region of Texas; south to the Sierra Madre in Nuevo Leon, northern Mexico.The length of the...
Schmidt & Anweiler, 2010 - Charadra nitens Schaus, 1911
- Charadra deridens
- nigracreta group
- Charadra nigracreta H. Edwards, 1884