Noctuidae

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Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775)

Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775)

Brithys crini (Fabricius, 1775)

Brithys crini is a moth species found across parts of Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia, whose larvae feed on amaryllid plants.

Polytela gloriosae Fabricius, 1781

Polytela gloriosae Fabricius, 1781

Polytela gloriosae Fabricius, 1781

Polytela gloriosae is a moth species with described adult, egg, larval and pupal physical traits and life cycle stages.

Diaphone eumela Stoll, 1781

Diaphone eumela Stoll, 1781

Diaphone eumela Stoll, 1781

Diaphone eumela, the cherry spot or lily borer, is a noctuid moth found in southern Africa that feeds on Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae plants.

Nephelodes minians Guenée, 1852

Nephelodes minians Guenée, 1852

Nephelodes minians Guenée, 1852

Nephelodes minians is a Noctuidae moth found across most of North America, with larvae feeding on grasses including cereal crops and corn.

Tholera decimalis Poda, 1761

Tholera decimalis Poda, 1761

Tholera decimalis Poda, 1761

Tholera decimalis is a moth with 38–48 mm wingspan, specific wing markings and color variation between sexes and a paler, smaller aberration.

Tholera cespitis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Tholera cespitis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Tholera cespitis (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Tholera cespitis is a moth species with defined wing markings and a distinct paler, reddish-yellow form.

Cerapteryx graminis Linnaeus, 1758

Cerapteryx graminis Linnaeus, 1758

Cerapteryx graminis Linnaeus, 1758

Cerapteryx graminis is a sexually dimorphic noctuid moth that feeds on grasses as a larva and can damage pastures when common.

Melanchra persicariae Linnaeus, 1761

Melanchra persicariae Linnaeus, 1761

Melanchra persicariae Linnaeus, 1761

Melanchra persicariae is a moth species found across Europe and east to Korea and Japan in varied habitats.

Melanchra adjuncta Guenée, 1852

Melanchra adjuncta Guenée, 1852

Melanchra adjuncta Guenée, 1852

Melanchra adjuncta, the hitched arch, is a Noctuidae cutworm/dart moth found in North America.

Melanchra assimilis Morrison, 1874

Melanchra assimilis Morrison, 1874

Melanchra assimilis Morrison, 1874

Melanchra assimilis, the black arches, is a cutworm/dart moth found in North America with the Hodges number 10295.

Melanchra picta Harris, 1841

Melanchra picta Harris, 1841

Melanchra picta Harris, 1841

Zebra caterpillar is the larva of the American moth Melanchra picta, feeding on many cultivated plants across the United States.

Melanchra pulverulenta Smith

Melanchra pulverulenta Smith

Melanchra pulverulenta Smith

Melanchra pulverulenta is a North American species of cutworm or dart moth in the Noctuidae family.

Hecatera dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hecatera dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hecatera dysodea (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hecatera dysodea, the small ranunculus, is a Noctuidae moth native to Eurasia and North Africa, introduced to North America.

Hecatera weissi Draudt, 1934

Hecatera weissi Draudt, 1934

Hecatera weissi Draudt, 1934

Hecatera weissi is a Noctuidae moth species found in southern Europe, North Africa and parts of Western Asia, with one annual generation.

Hecatera bicolorata Hufnagel, 1766

Hecatera bicolorata Hufnagel, 1766

Hecatera bicolorata Hufnagel, 1766

Hecatera bicolorata is a small moth species with distinct patterned wings, larvae feeding on Compositae flowers.

Hecatera cappa Hübner

Hecatera cappa Hübner

Hecatera cappa Hübner

Hecatera cappa is a Noctuidae moth found across parts of Europe, North Africa, and Asia, whose larvae feed on Scrophularia and Delphinium flowers and seeds.

Hadena compta (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hadena compta (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hadena compta (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hadena compta is a moth species with a 25–30 mm wingspan, described for variations and larval morphology.

Hadena confusa (Hufnagel, 1766)

Hadena confusa (Hufnagel, 1766)

Hadena confusa (Hufnagel, 1766)

Hadena confusa is a moth species with defined wing characteristics, and melanistic forms appear in humid northern UK areas.

Hadena bicruris Hufnagel, 1766

Hadena bicruris Hufnagel, 1766

Hadena bicruris Hufnagel, 1766

Hadena bicruris is a nocturnal moth that acts as the main efficient passive nursery pollinator of Silene latifolia.

Hadena perplexa (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hadena perplexa (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hadena perplexa (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775

Hadena perplexa is a moth species with described wing and color variation, found across Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Hadena sancta Staudinger, 1859

Hadena sancta Staudinger, 1859

Hadena sancta Staudinger, 1859

Hadena sancta Staudinger 1859 is a lepidopteran species with defined color and marking traits, recorded in Sicily and Spain.

Hadena irregularis Hufnagel, 1766

Hadena irregularis Hufnagel, 1766

Hadena irregularis Hufnagel, 1766

Hadena irregularis is an extinct-in-UK European noctuid moth whose larvae feed on specific plant genera.

Hadena albimacula Borkhausen, 1792

Hadena albimacula Borkhausen, 1792

Hadena albimacula Borkhausen, 1792

Hadena albimacula is a moth species described by its wing morphology and larval physical features.

Hadena filograna Esper

Hadena filograna Esper

Hadena filograna Esper

Hadena filograna Esper is a moth with 30–35 mm wingspan, its brown type form found only in southern Hungarian mountains.

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