Pseudohermonassa
Encyclopedia
Pseudohermonassa is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family. Some species were formerly placed in Xestia
.
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. Some species were formerly placed in Xestia
Xestia
Xestia is a genus of noctuid moths . They are the type genus of the tribe Xestiini in subfamily Noctuinae, though some authors merge this tribe with the Noctuini. Species in this genus are commonly known as "clay", "dart" or "rustic", but such names are commonplace among Noctuidae...
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Species
- Pseudohermonassa bicarneaPseudohermonassa bicarneaThe Pink-spotted Dart is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America, it is found as far west as south-central Saskatchewan, Canada and central North Dakota, south to western North Carolina. It has recently been recorded from Tennessee.The wingspan is 32-43 mm. Adults are...
(Guenée, 1852) - Pseudohermonassa flavotincta (J.B. Smith, 1892)
- Pseudohermonassa melancholica (Lederer, 1853)
- Pseudohermonassa ononensisPseudohermonassa ononensisPseudohermonassa ononensis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the southern Siberian Mountains, Kyrghyzstan and Alaska.The length of the fore wings is about 16 mm.-Subspecies:...
(Bremer, 1861) - Pseudohermonassa tenuicula (Morrison, 1874)
- Pseudohermonassa velata (Staudinger, 1888)