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 Tomato Looper or golden twin-spot moth(Chrysodeixis chalcites) is a moth of the family Noctuidae, subfamily Plusiinae. It is found from southern Europe, the Levant and tropical Africa, but can be found in great parts of Europe because it is a migratory species. It has also recently been reported from North America.
Gondysia consobrina, the consobrina darkwing moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in the US, from North Carolina to Louisiana. Specimens have been recorded from all of the south-eastern states in the range except Alabama and Tennessee.
Acronicta modica, the medium dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Ontario and Quebec south to Arizona and Texas. It has also been recorded from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Iowa and Wisconsin.
Raphia frater, the Brother Moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Nova Scotia west, across the forested regions of Canada to British Columbia, south to Mississippi in the east. The southern limits in the west are uncertain due to confusion with several closely related species or forms.
Schinia obscurata, the obscure schinia moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Ontario and Quebec south into the United States, where it has been recorded from Illinois, New Jersey, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas.
The Southern Rustic is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Morocco, Algeria, the Pyrenees, the mountains of central Europe, Italy, the Balkans, Turkey, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia and Iraq. It is a rare migrant on the south coast of England, where it was recorded for the first time at Pulborough in Sussex in 1968. It had not been recorded again until the end of 2008.
Aplectoides condita is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found across central and southern Canada from Newfoundland to British Columbia. In the east it occurs as far south as northern New Jersey and northern Pennsylvania, west to Michigan and Wisconsin. It is found along the Appalachians in Virginia and North Carolina. In the west it occurs in Idaho and Oregon. Recently it has also been recorded from Tennessee.
Cerastis fishii is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America from Newfoundland to southern Ontario in Canada. In the United States, it is found from western Maine to Ohio, Michigan, and northern Wisconsin, then south to North Carolina. It has also been recorded from Tennessee.
The red dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from coast to coast and from central and southern Canada and the northern United States. In the east it occurs as far south as western North Carolina, and in the west it has been recorded from south-western Montana and south-western Colorado. It has been recently recorded from Tennessee.
The Two-Spot Dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from coast to coast across central and southern Canada, and in the northern United States, south along the Appalachians to western North Carolina and Tennessee. There are a few scattered records along the Rocky Mountains from south-western Montana to south-eastern Arizona.
The sigmoid dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America species. In southern Canada it is found from Ontario to central Saskatchewan, and in the United States from Maine to Minnesota, south to western Maryland, Ohio, and western Kentucky. It has recently been recorded from North Carolina and Tennessee.
Pseudohermonassa bicarnea, the pink-spotted dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in eastern North America, and as far west as south-central Saskatchewan and central North Dakota, south to western North Carolina. It has recently been recorded from Tennessee.
Allagrapha aerea, the unspotted looper moth or copper looper moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1803. It is found in eastern North America from southern Ontario to the Florida Panhandle and west to western Nebraska.
Psaphida grandis, the gray sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by John Bernhardt Smith in 1898. It is found in North America from Ontario, south to Florida. It has been recorded from Iowa, New York, Maryland, South Carolina, Arkansas, Michigan and Wisconsin.
Blepharita amica is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from northern Europe to the Russian plain, the Ural, Siberia, the Amur Oblast, Primorye Region and Kazakhstan. It has also been recorded from the Korean Peninsula, Japan and north-eastern China.
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings (Catocala); litter moths (Herminiinae); tiger, lichen, and wasp moths (Arctiinae); tussock moths (Lymantriinae), including the arctic woolly bear moth ; piercing moths ; micronoctuoid moths (Micronoctuini); snout moths (Hypeninae); and zales, though many of these common names can also refer to moths outside the Erebidae. Some of the erebid moths are called owlets.
Diarsia canescens is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Siberia and Mongolia to the Ussuri region and Sachalin to the east and from the Kurili Islands through China to the southern Himalayas, Taiwan and northern Indochina to the south. It has recently been recorded from Syria.
Lacinipolia laudabilis, the laudable arches moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. It is also found in Mexico and Costa Rica. It has been recorded from Great Britain, where it was probably accidentally imported, but it might also be a rare immigrant.
Epiglaea apiata, the pointed sallow moth or cranberry blossom worm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec, South Carolina and Wisconsin.
