Phalaenophana
Encyclopedia
Phalaenophana is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
There are two undescribed species from Costa Rica
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
- Phalaenophana eudorealis (Guenée, 1854)
- Phalaenophana extremalisPhalaenophana extremalisPhalaenophana extremalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Arizona and New Mexico.-External links:*...
Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 - Phalaenophana pyramusalisPhalaenophana pyramusalisThe Dark-banded Owlet is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia, south to North Carolina and Texas....
Walker, 1859
There are two undescribed species from Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....