Feralia (moth)

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Feralia major
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Psaphidinae
Genus:Feralia
Grote, 1874

Feralia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

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.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

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.

Noctuidae family of insects

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.

Species

<i>Feralia comstocki</i> species of insect

Comstock's sallow is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the southern Appalachians north to the Maritime Provinces, east across the southern boreal forest to Vancouver Island, south to Oregon. In Alberta, the species has been collected from the Lake Athabasca and Zama areas south to about Pigeon Lake.

Feralia deceptiva, the deceptive sallow, is a species of mossy sallow in the family of moths known as Noctuidae. It is found in North America.

<i>Feralia februalis</i> species of insect

Feralia februalis is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the dry woodlands of the Pacific West of North America.

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<i>Acronicta</i> genus of insects

Acronicta is a genus of noctuid moths containing about 150 species distributed mainly in the temperate Holarctic, with some in adjacent subtropical regions. Caterpillars of most Acronicta species are unmistakable, with brightly colored hairy spikes, and often feed quite visibly on common foliate trees. The larva of the smeared dagger moth is unusually hairy even for this genus. Acronicta species are generally known as dagger moths, as most have one or more black dagger-shaped markings on their forewing uppersides. But some species have a conspicuous dark ring marking instead.

Xanthia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Aseptis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

<i>Eupsilia</i> genus of insects

Eupsilia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

<i>Lithophane</i> (moth) genus of insects

Lithophane is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Parabagrotis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Psaphida is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

<i>Psectraglaea</i> genus of insects

Psectraglaea is a monotypic moth genus of the Noctuidae family described by George Hampson in 1906. Its only species, Psectraglaea carnosa, the pink sallow, described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1877, is native to North America. It is listed as threatened in Connecticut, and as a species of special concern in Massachusetts.

Sympistis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

<i>Syngrapha</i> genus of insects

Syngrapha is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

<i>Feralia major</i> species of insect

The major sallow is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the northeastern parts of the United States west across the southern boreal forest to western Alberta. The exact southern range is uncertain, as populations from the southeastern USA south to Texas are brighter blue-green and appear to be a separate species.

Macroglossini tribe of insects

Macroglossini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.

<i>Epiglaea decliva</i> species of insect

Epiglaea decliva, the sloping sallow moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec and Maine to South Carolina, west to Kansas and north to Alberta. The habitat consists of barrens, thickets, woodlots and forests.

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.

<i>Eupsilia vinulenta</i> species of insect

Eupsilia vinulenta, the straight-toothed sallow moth, is a moth in the family Noctuidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1864. It is found in North America.

<i>Pyreferra ceromatica</i> species of insect

Pyreferra ceromatica, the anointed sallow moth, is a species of moth native to North America. In the US state of Connecticut it is listed as a species of special concern and is believed to be extirpated. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874.

Psaphidini tribe of insects

Psaphidini is a tribe of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are at least 40 genera and at least 90 described species in Psaphidini.

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