Oxycnemis
Encyclopedia
Oxycnemis 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
- Oxycnemis acunaOxycnemis acunaOxycnemis acuna is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, including Arizona and Texas.The wingspan is about 17 mm....
Barnes, 1907 - Oxycnemis advenaOxycnemis advenaOxycnemis advena is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the mountains of southern Arizona, eastern Nevada, southern California and southern Baja California.The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August....
Grote, 1882 - Oxycnemis franclemonti Blanchard, 1968
- Oxycnemis fusimaculaOxycnemis fusimaculaOxycnemis fusimacula is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in California, Nevada and Baja California.The wingspan is about 24 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August.Larvae have been reared on Krameria parvifolia....
J.B. Smith, 1902 - Oxycnemis gracillimaOxycnemis gracillimaOxycnemis gracillima is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in California and Arizona.The wingspan is about 17 mm....
(Grote, 1881) - Oxycnemis grandimacula Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 (=Oxycnemis erratica Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
- Oxycnemis gustis Smith, 1907
- Oxycnemis orbicularis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
Former species
- Oxycnemis subsimplex Dyar, 1904 is now Sympistis subsimplexSympistis subsimplexSympistis subsimplex is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, including Arizona.The wingspan is 24–27 mm....
(Dyar, 1904)