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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Chasmina Walker, 1856 |
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Chasmina is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
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.
Chasmina candida is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found from Indo-Australian tropics east to Fiji, including many islands of the Indian Ocean and Pacific.
Chasmina tibialis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Africa, Asia and from Australia, New Caledonia and Fiji to central Polynesia.
Macaduma is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae.
Ancara is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. Species are found in India, Sri Lanka, Andaman Islands, and Borneo.
Avitta is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae described by Francis Walker in 1858.
Avatha is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Bastilla is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Borbotana is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Chrysodeixis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family described by Jacob Hübner in 1821.
Dipterygina is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Dysgonia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Elusa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859.
Ericeia is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1858.
Hydrillodes is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Its validity is somewhat disputed.
Rhesala is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Tamba is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Chrysocraspeda is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae described by Charles Swinhoe in 1893.
Bagada is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Risoba is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae first described by Moore in 1881.
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