| Acronictinae | |
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| Acronicta aceris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Acronictinae |
| Genera | |
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| Synonyms | |
Acronyctinae | |
Acronictinae is a large subfamily of moths in the family Noctuidae.
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other families of the Noctuoidea. It was considered the largest family in Lepidoptera for a long time, but after regrouping Lymantriinae, Catocalinae and Calpinae within the family Erebidae, the latter holds this title now. Currently, Noctuidae is the second largest family in Noctuoidea, with about 1,089 genera and 11,772 species. However, this classification is still contingent, as more changes continue to appear between Noctuidae and Erebidae.
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes.
Noctuoidea is the superfamily of noctuid or "owlet" moths, and has more than 70,000 described species, the largest number of for any Lepidopteran superfamily. Its classification has not yet reached a satisfactory or stable state. Since the end of the 20th century, increasing availability of molecular phylogenetic data for this hugely successful radiation has led to several competing proposals for a taxonomic arrangement that correctly represents the relationships between the major lineages.
The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland is a multi-volume reference work on the Lepidoptera of the British Isles.
Amphipyrinae is a subfamily of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 50 genera and 210 described species in Amphipyrinae, although the classifications are likely to change over time.
Aedia is a genus of noctuid moths erected by Jacob Hübner in 1823. The placement in a subfamily is subject to controversy, with various authors placing the genus in Acontiinae, Aediinae, Ophiderinae, Catocalinae or Acronictinae. If it is placed in Catocalinae, it is assigned to its own subtribe, Aediina and if placed in Acontiinae, it is assigned to its own tribe Aediini.
Craniophora is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Acronicta vinnula, the delightful dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas, north to Wisconsin and Ontario.
Simyra dentinosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in south-eastern Caspian, Balkans, southern part of Eastern Europe, the Near East and Middle East. It has been introduced in the United States.
Craniophora melanisans is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to the oases of Saudi Arabia, Oman and Israel.
Cryphia rectilinea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Balkans, Italy, Turkey, Lebanon and Israel.
Cryphia paulina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern Arabia, Israel, Jordan and the Sinai in Egypt.
Cryphia amasina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Near East and Middle East to Turkmenistan and the Arabian Peninsula. In the Levant there are fragmented populations in Lebanon, Jordan and Israel.
Victrix tabora is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the south-eastern part of the Taurus mountains in Turkey, the mountains of northern Iraq and western Iran and the Judean mountains in Israel.
Victrix marginelota is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to Lebanon and Israel.
Hypena munitalis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Josef Johann Mann in 1861. It is found in Turkey, the Balkans and the Armenian-Caucasian region. In the Levant it has been recorded from Lebanon and Israel.
Zekelita antiqualis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Jacob Hübner in 1809. It is found in the Balkans, the Near East, the Caucasian region and in the Levant in Lebanon, Israel and Jordan.
Acronicta modica, the hesitant dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Oklahoma and Texas.
Acronicta major is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Korean Peninsula, China to Tibet, Japan, the Russian Far East, southern Siberia (Altai), northern India and Nepal.
Anacronicta nitida is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Taiwan, Japan and the Kuriles.
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