Herminiinae
Overview
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...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by 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....
. They are sometimes treated as a separate family, Herminiidae.
- AristariaAristariaAristaria is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It contains only one species, Aristaria theroalis, which is found in the United States and Costa Rica....
- BleptinaBleptinaBleptina is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Bleptina araealis Hampson, 1901* Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854* Bleptina flaviguttalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912* Bleptina hydrillalis Guenée, 1854...
- CarterisCarterisCarteris is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Carteris lineata * Carteris oculatalis -References:* *...
- ChytolitaChytolitaChytolita is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. The species in this genus are sometimes classified in the Macrochilo genus.-Selected species:*Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854*Chytolita petrealis Grote, 1880-References:*...
- DrepanopalpiaDrepanopalpiaDrepanopalpia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:* *...
- HerminiaHerminiaHerminia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It was treated as a synonym for Polypogon for some time.-Species:* Herminia grisealis - Small Fan-Foot Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775* Herminia tarsicrinalis - Shaded Fan-Foot Knoch, 1782...
- HydrillodesHydrillodesHydrillodes is a moth genus in the family Noctuidae. Its validity is somewhat disputed.Species include:* Hydrillodes bryophiloides – may be junior synonym of Nodaria nodosalis or Nodaria externalis...
- HypenulaHypenulaHypenula is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:*Hypenula cacuminalis *Hypenula caminalis Smith, 1905...
- IdiaIdia (moth)Idia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:*Idia aemula – Common Idia, Powdered Snout, or Waved Tabby Hübner, 1813*Idia americalis – American Idia or American Snout Guenée, 1854...
- LascoriaLascoriaLascoria is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:* Lascoria alucitalis Guenée, 1854* Lascoria ambigualis Walker, 1866* Lascoria antigone Schaus, 1916* Lascoria aon Druce, 1891* Lascoria arenosa Schaus, 1916...
- MacristisMacristisMacristis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:* Macristis bilinealis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912* Macristis geminipunctalis Schaus, 1916* Macristis schausi Barnes & Benjamin, 1924...
- MacrochiloMacrochiloMacrochilo is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Macrochilo absorptalis Walker, 1859* Macrochilo bivittata Grote, 1877* Macrochilo cribrumalis - Dotted Fan-Foot Hübner, 1793* Macrochilo hypocritalis Ferguson, 1982...
- MursaMursa (moth)Mursa is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It contains only one species, the Mallow Mursa Moth , which is found on Cuba, the southern parts of the United States, Jamaica, Central and South America....
- NodariaNodariaNodaria is a moth genus in the family Noctuidae.Species include:*Nodaria aneliopis Turner, 1904*Nodaria cornicalis *Nodaria fusca Hampson, 1895*Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854*Nodaria nodosalis...
- OrectisOrectisOrectis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:*Orectis euprepiata Dannehl, 1933*Orectis massiliensis Millière, 1863*Orectis proboscidata Herrich-Schäffer, 1851...
- PalthisPalthisPalthis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:* Palthis angulalis – Dark-spotted Palthis Hübner, 1796* Palthis asopialis – Faint-Spotted Palthis Moth Guenée, 1854...
- ParacolaxParacolaxParacolax is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Paracolax tristalis - Clay Fan-Foot Fabricius, 1794-References:* *...
- PhalaenophanaPhalaenophanaPhalaenophana is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Phalaenophana eudorealis * Phalaenophana extremalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912* Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859...
- PhalaenostolaPhalaenostolaPhalaenostola is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Phalaenostola eumelusalis – Punctuated Owlet * Phalaenostola hanhami – Hanham's Owlet J.B. Smith, 1899...
- PhlyctainaPhlyctainaPhlyctaina is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:* *...
- PolypogonPolypogon (moth)Polypogon is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. In the past, Zanclognatha species were included in Polypogon.-Species:*Polypogon fractalis *Polypogon gryphalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1851...
- ReabotisReabotisReabotis was a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It is now considered a synonym of Idia.-References:* *...
- RedectisRedectisRedectis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:* Redectis pygmaea Grote, 1878* Redectis vitrea Grote, 1878...
- RejectariaRejectariaRejectaria is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It contains only one species, Rejectaria albisinuata, which is found in Southeastern Arizona,...
- ReniaReniaRenia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:* Renia adspergillus Bosc, 1800* Renia discoloralis Guenée, 1854* Renia factiosalis Walker, 1859* Renia flavipunctalis Geyer, 1832* Renia fraternalis J.B. Smith, 1895...
- SimpliciaSimplicia (moth)Simplicia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Simplicia anoecta* Simplicia aperta* Simplicia armatalis * Simplicia aroa* Simplicia brevicosta* Simplicia buffetti* Simplicia butesalis...
- TetanolitaTetanolitaTetanolita is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Tetanolita borgesalis Walker, 1859* Tetanolita floridana J.B. Smith, 1895* Tetanolita hermes Schaus, 1916* Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859...
- ZanclognathaZanclognathaZanclognatha is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. Zanclognatha was treated as a synonym of Polypogon by Poole , then split from Polypogon by Fibiger & Hacker , and reinstated as a valid genus by Poole in 1996...
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