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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
.
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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
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Acronicta
There are approximately 416 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
A. abscondita · A. acerbata · A. acericola · A. aceris · A. acla · A. adaucta · A. aethiopica · A. afflicta (Afflicted Dagger Moth) · A. agnata · A. alba · A. albarufa (Barrens Dagger Moth) · A. albidior · A. albina · A. albiorbis · A. albistigma · A. albomarginata · A. alni · A. alnoides · A. alpina · A. altaica · A. americana (American Dagger Moth) · A. amicora · A. anaedina · A. anaedinella · A. anceps · A. andalusica · A. angustimacula · A. ankarensis · A. anthracina · A. apennina · A. ardjuna · A. arduenna · A. asiatica · A. asignata · A. atrior · A. atristrigata · A. aurantior · A. auricoma · A. auricoma pepli · A. barnesii · A. basistriata · A. batnana · A. beameri · A. belgica · A. bellula · A. benesignata · A. bercei · A. betulae (Birch Dagger Moth) · A. bicolor · A. bidens · A. bimacula · A. bivirgae · A. bradyporina · A. brumosa (Afflicted Dagger Moth) · A. brunnea · A. brunnior · A. bryophiloides · A. burmanensis · A. caerulescens · A. caesarea · A. calceata · A. caliginosa · A. canadensis · A. candelisequa · A. carbonaria · A. carola · A. casparii · A. cassinoi · A. catocaloida · A. cavillatrix · A. centralis · A. centrifasciata · A. centriferruginea · A. cerasi · A. chingana · A. chionochroa · A. cinarescens · A. cinderella · A. cineracea · A. cinerea · A. clarescens (Clear Dagger Moth) · A. clarivittata · A. clausa · A. columboides · A. concerpta · A. confluens · A. connecta (Connected Dagger Moth) · A. consanguis · A. continua · A. crassistriga · A. crenulata · A. cretata · A. cretatoides · A. cubitata · A. cuspis · A. cyanescens · A. cyparissae · A. dactylina (Fingered Dagger Moth) · A. debilis · A. decyanea
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 11, 2006.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2631414
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IILEYAQ740
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 171065
Footnotes
- http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
