Trichordestra
Encyclopedia
Trichordestra 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
- Trichordestra beanii (Grote, 1877) (alternative spelling Trichordestra beani)
- Trichordestra dodii (Smith, 1904)
- Trichordestra legitimaTrichordestra legitimaThe Striped Garden Caterpillar is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in eastern North America, from Newfoundland to Florida, west to Texas, north to Saskatchewan....
(Grote, 1864) - Trichordestra lilacina (Harvey, 1874)
- Trichordestra liquida (Grote, 1881)
- Trichordestra prodeniformis (Smith, 1888)
- Trichordestra rugosa (Morrison, 1875)
- Trichordestra tacoma (Strecker, 1900)