Metopoceras
Encyclopedia
Metopoceras 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
- Metopoceras albarracinaMetopoceras albarracinaMetopoceras albarracina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Sierra de Albarracín, Aragon, Spain.Adults are on wing from May to June.The larvae feed on herbaceous species.-External links:*...
Hampson, 1918 - Metopoceras canrobertiMetopoceras canrobertiMetopoceras canroberti is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Morocco, Yemen, Algeria and eastern Africa.The wingspan is about 26 mm.-External links:*...
Oberthür, 1918 - Metopoceras delicataMetopoceras delicataMetopoceras delicata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Arabian Peninsula, Iraq, Turkey, Israel, Jordan and Syria.The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults are on wing in April. There is one generation per year.-External links:**...
(Staudinger, 1898) - Metopoceras drissMetopoceras drissMetopoceras driss is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Morocco and has been found once in Spain....
Rungs, 1952 - Metopoceras duseutreiMetopoceras duseutreiMetopoceras duseutrei is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Morocco, Algeria and Mauretania.Adults are on wing from March to April.-External links:*...
(Oberthür, 1922) - Metopoceras felicinaMetopoceras felicinaMetopoceras felicina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Portugal, Spain, the Canary Islands, and the western parts of the Maghreb countries. This is a thermophilous species found in Thermo and Meso-Mediterranean habitats with xerophilous grasslands and light scrubland.Adults are on...
(Donzel, 1844) - Metopoceras khalildjaMetopoceras khalildjaMetopoceras khalildja is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Morocco, Spain, Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and EgyptThe wingspan is about 29 mm. Adults are on wing in March.-Subspecies:*Metopoceras khalildja khalildja...
Oberthür, 1884 - Metopoceras kneuckeriMetopoceras kneuckeriMetopoceras kneuckeri is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from northwest Africa to Pakistan.The wingspan is about 26 mm. Adults are on wing from March to April...
(Rebel, 1903) - Metopoceras philbyiMetopoceras philbyiMetopoceras philbyi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is endemic to western Arabia and is known from various locations on the Arabian Peninsula as well as in Jordan and Israel.Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year....
Wiltshire, 1980 - Metopoceras omarMetopoceras omarMetopoceras omar is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widespread through the Palearctic eremic zone from north-western Africa to the Near East and Middle East.Adults are on wing from January to April...
(Oberthür, 1887) - Metopoceras solitudaMetopoceras solitudaMetopoceras solituda is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the eremic parts of Africa, northto south-western Iran and the Near East, where it occurs in Saudi Arabia, the Sinai in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria....
(Brandt, 1938)