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The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered 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. This classification is still contingent, as more changes continue to appear between Noctuidae and Erebidae.
Xestia is a genus of noctuid moths. They are the type genus of the tribe Xestiini in subfamily Noctuinae, though some authors merge this tribe with the Noctuini. Species in this genus are commonly known as "clays", "darts" or "rustics", but such names are commonplace among Noctuidae. Xestia moths have a wide distribution, though they most prominently occur in the Holarctic.
Agrotis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. A number of the species of this genus are extinct.
Zobida is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae.
Euxoa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae raised to Genus by the German entomologist, Jacob Hübner. The Genus is mostly confined to dry and semi dry areas in the Northern Hemisphere. There 130 species in Eurasia, a few in Africa, and 175 in North America. There are no species in the Genus in South-East Asia or in Australia. In North America, most species are found in Western regions. Of the North American species, 4 are endemic to Mexico. There is one species recorded from Chile, but this may be a mislabeled specimen. In real terms, species numbers do not equal species abundance. Some areas with few species have large numbers of the ones that do live there.
Poppaea is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae containing the sole species Poppaea sabina, known from East Africa.
Xestia badicollis, the northern variable dart, northern conifer dart or white pine cutworm when referring to the larval stage, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to Missouri and Ontario.
Baorisa hieroglyphica is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by the British entomologist Frederic Moore in 1882. The genus Baorisa was long thought to be monotypic, but three other species have been described. It is found in parts of northeastern India and Southeast Asia.
The scholastic dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Nova Scotia to Ontario and Wisconsin, south to North Carolina.
Eueretagrotis attentus, the attentive dart or daggered heath dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan and adjacent northern states, south in the Appalachians to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. There is one record from northern Georgia.
Xestia normaniana, or Norman's dart, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia across southern and central Canada to Alberta. In the eastern United States it ranges from Maine to eastern Minnesota, and south along the Appalachians to western North Carolina. It has recently been recorded from Tennessee.
Heliothis philbyi is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Iran and Oman.
Hypena eductalis, the red-footed bomolocha moth or alder smoke, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia south to Florida and Texas.
Hillia iris, the iris rover, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It was described by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1839 and is found in North America.
Homorthodes dubia is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912 and is found in North America.
Neleucania patricia is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Lacinipolia triplehorni is a species of cutworm in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America.
Tricholita chipeta is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It was first described by William Barnes in 1904 and it is found in North America.
Properigea mephisto is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas, Arizona, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Ontario and Wisconsin.
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- ↑ Tóth, M.; Jakab, J.; Novák, L. (2009-08-26). "Identification of two components from the sex pheromone system of the white-line dart moth, Scotia segetum (Schiff.) (Lep., Noctuidae)". Zeitschrift für Angewandte Entomologie. 90 (1–5): 505–510. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0418.1980.tb03558.x.
- ↑ Ormeny, I.; Nowinszky, L.; Puskas, J. (1997). "Light trapping the adults of heart and dart moth (Scotia exclamationis L.) (Lep.: Noctuidae) in relation to different air types and heights of the tropopause". Novenyvedelem (Hungary) (in Hungarian). ISSN 0133-0829.
