Dasygaster
Encyclopedia
Dasygaster 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
- Dasygaster atrata Turner, 1931
- Dasygaster cremnodes Lower, 1893
- Dasygaster dictyota (Lower, 1902)
- Dasygaster epipolia Turner, 1920
- Dasygaster epundoides Guenée, 1852
- Dasygaster eudmeta Turner, 1939
- Dasygaster ligniplena (Walker, 1857)
- Dasygaster melambaphes Turner, 1925
- Dasygaster obumbrata (Lucas, 1894)
- Dasygaster oressigenes Turner, 1925
- Dasygaster padockinaDasygaster padockinaThe Tasmanian Cutworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Australia.The larvae feed on various grasses.-External links:**...
(Le Guillou, 1841) - Dasygaster pammacha Turner, 1922
- Dasygaster punctosa (Walker, [1857])