Mamestra
Encyclopedia
Mamestra is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family. Perhaps the best known species is the Cabbage Moth
, M. brassicae.
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. Perhaps the best known species is the Cabbage Moth
Cabbage Moth
Note: the Small White species of butterfly is commonly called a "cabbage moth" in North America.The Cabbage Moth is a common European moth of the family Noctuidae....
, M. brassicae.
Species
- Mamestra brassicae (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Mamestra configurataMamestra configurataThe Bertha Armyworm is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the western part of the North America and Mexico....
Walker, 1856 - Mamestra curialis (Smith, 1888)
- Mamestra repentina Morrison, 1875
- Mamestra tayulingensis Yoshimoto, 1989