Description
Family Noctuidae
'The Noctuids are members
of the Superfamily
Noctuoidea. Worldwide in distribution, this family
is the largest in the Lepidoptera and has approximately 20,000 species. About 2,900 of these are found in North America, and there is wide variation
in appearance
and behavior. Most moths are gray to brown in color and have line
or spots on their wings. Some species are brightly colored
. They are small to large in size, and most species are medium-sized with wingspans 2 - 4.5 cm. When at rest, adults
of most species hold their wings above their bodies like a roof. Noctuids are typically nocturnal
, though some species are diurnal
. Most larvae feed
on plant foliage
, dead leaves, lichens, and fungi; many are serious forest
pests. Some species are leaf miners, others are stem- or leaf-borers, and still others feed at night on plant shoots. Noctuid moths pupate in cells
in soil, in plant cavities, or in silk
cocoons
.
'[1]
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).[2]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
()
- Superorder:
Amphiesmenoptera
()
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Butterflies and Moths
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
()
- Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
()
- Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Superorder:
Amphiesmenoptera
(
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Abrostola aesclepiadis /i> (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Abrostola asclepiadis Schifferm üller 1776
Notes
Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Abrostola
There are approximately 54 species in this genus:
A. abrostolina · A. aethiopica · A. agnorista · A. anophioides · A. asclepiadea · A. asclepiadis · A. bettoni · A. bicyclata · A. brevipennis · A. canariensis · A. clarissa · A. confusa · A. congolensis · A. crinita · A. dejeani · A. fallax · A. imitatrix · A. jagowi · A. juncta · A. kaszabi · A. korbi · A. major · A. mariana · A. marmorea · A. mediata · A. microvalis · A. monotona · A. nairobiensis · A. obliqua · A. obscura · A. oculea · A. ovalis (Oval Abrostola) · A. pacifica · A. pardoi · A. parvula · A. plumbea · A. proxima · A. pulverea · A. robertsi · A. rougeoti · A. semiconfluens · A. sugii · A. suisharyonis · A. tinctoides · A. tocionis · A. trigemina · A. triopis · A. tripartita · A. triplasia (Dark Spectacle) · A. uniformis · A. urentis (Variegated Brindle Moth) · A. urticae · A. ussuriensis · A. violacea
More Info
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Further Reading
- A descriptive catalogue of the Dobree collection of European Noctuae / compiled by Horace B. Browne. Hull, England; A. Browne & Sons, 1909. ENG url p. 126.
- Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Wien, Naturhistorisches Museum [etc.] GER url p. 342.
- Bulletin de la Société linnéenne de Normandie. Lons-le-Saunier [etc.]The Society. FRE url p. 302.
- Cistula entomologica. London;E. W. Janson. ENG url p. 281.
- Die Pflanzen und Raupen Deutschlands: Versuch einer lepidopterologischen Botanik / von O. Wilde. Berlin: E.S. Mittler, 1860-1861. GER url p. 78.
- Diptera danica: genera and species of flies hitherto found in Denmark / by William Lundbeck. Copenhagen: G.E.C. Gad, 1907-27. DAN url p. 339.
- Fauna Austriaca: die Fliegen (Diptera) Nach der analytischen Methode bearb., mit der Characteristik almmilicher europäischer Gattungen, der Beechraibung aller in Deutschland vorkommenden Arten und der Aufzahlung aller von J. Rudolph Schiner. Wien: C. Gerolds Sohn, 1862-64. GER url p. 464, p. 464.
- Histoire naturelle des diptères des environs de Paris / oeuvre posthume du Dr. Robineau-Desvoidy sous la direction de M. H. Monceaux. Paris: V. Masson, 1863. FRE url p. 855.
- Histoire naturelle des lépidoptères ou papillons de France; décrits par M. Godart Peints par M. C. Vauthier. Paris: Crevot, 1821-38. FRE url p. 490.
- Katalog der Pala?arktischen dipteren von Dr. M. Bezzi und P. Stein. Budapest; Wessele?nyi, 1907. GER url p. 253, p. 278.
- Katalog der Paläarktischen dipteren / bearbeitet von Th. Becker [et al.]. Budapest; Wesselényi, 1903-1907. GER url p. 278.
- La Feuille des jeunes naturalistes. Paris: A. Dollfus, 1870-1914. FRE url p. 127.
- Proceedings of the United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.] ENG url p. 10, p. 609.
- Revue Zoologique par La Société Cuvierienne Paris: Société Cuvierienne. FRE url p. 451.
Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 15, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 15, 2008:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
- Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum
- inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn, inatura - Erlebnis Naturschau Dornbirn
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2959203
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-280345.0
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13959582
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 788709
Footnotes
- http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
- Mean = 1,017.430 meters (3,338.025 feet), Standard Deviation = 869.970 based on 1,495 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
