Stylopoda
Encyclopedia
Stylopoda 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
- Stylopoda anxia J.B. Smith, 1908
- Stylopoda cephalica J.B. Smith, 1891
- Stylopoda groteana (Dyar, 1903)
- Stylopoda modestella (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Former species
- Stylopoda aterrima is now Sympistis aterrimaSympistis aterrimaSympistis aterrima is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, including California. It was formerly known as Stylopoda aterrima.The wingspan is about 25 mm.-External links:*...
(Grote, 1879) - Stylopoda sexpunctata is now Copanarta sexpunctata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916)