Rhizagrotis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Rhizagrotis Smith, 1890 |
Rhizagrotis 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.
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.
Rhizagrotis stylata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from south-eastern Alberta south to at least Arizona.
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.
Apamea is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae.
Pyrausta is a specious genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802.
Abagrotis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Anarta is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Aseptis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Bellura is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Cerapoda is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Heliocheilus is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
Lithophane is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Papaipema is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. The genus was erected by John B. Smith in 1899.
Plagiomimicus is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Ponometia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Prochloridea is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Sympistis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Syngrapha is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Toxonprucha is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.
Smerinthini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Herbert C. Robinson in 1865.
Dilophonotini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae described by Hermann Burmeister in 1878.
Macroglossini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.
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