Noctuidae

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Alvaradoia disjecta (Rothschild, 1920)

Alvaradoia disjecta (Rothschild, 1920)

Alvaradoia disjecta (Rothschild, 1920)

Alvaradoia disjecta is a Noctuidae moth found in eastern Spain and south-eastern France that feeds on Santolina chamaecyparissus leaves.

Aleptina inca Dyar, 1902

Aleptina inca Dyar, 1902

Aleptina inca Dyar, 1902

Aleptina inca is a Noctuidae moth found in the southwestern US and Baja California, with a ~19 mm wingspan.

Hypoperigea tonsa Guenée, 1852

Hypoperigea tonsa Guenée, 1852

Hypoperigea tonsa Guenée, 1852

Hypoperigea tonsa Guenée, 1852 is a Noctuidae moth found in all mainland Australia and Norfolk Island.

Psychomorpha epimenis Drury, 1782

Psychomorpha epimenis Drury, 1782

Psychomorpha epimenis Drury, 1782

Psychomorpha epimenis is a moth with distinct black and colored wing patches found in woodland habitats.

Alypia ridingsii Grote, 1865

Alypia ridingsii Grote, 1865

Alypia ridingsii Grote, 1865

Alypia ridingsii (mountain forester/Ridings' forester) is a Noctuidae moth found in western North America.

Alypia mariposa Grote & Robinson, 1868

Alypia mariposa Grote & Robinson, 1868

Alypia mariposa Grote & Robinson, 1868

The mariposa forester (Alypia mariposa) is a Noctuidae moth found in California, feeding on two Clarkia species as larvae.

Alypia octomaculata Fabricius, 1775

Alypia octomaculata Fabricius, 1775

Alypia octomaculata Fabricius, 1775

Alypia octomaculata Fabricius, 1775 is a black eight-spotted moth active day and night that is often mistaken for a butterfly.

Alypia langtonii Couper, 1865

Alypia langtonii Couper, 1865

Alypia langtonii Couper, 1865

Alypia langtonii is a sexually dimorphic moth with black bodies and white wing spots whose larvae feed on Chamaenerion plants.

Alypia wittfeldii H.Edwards, 1883

Alypia wittfeldii H.Edwards, 1883

Alypia wittfeldii H.Edwards, 1883

Wittfeld's forester (Alypia wittfeldii) is a Noctuidae moth found in the southeastern US, first described in 1883.

Eudryas grata Fabricius, 1793

Eudryas grata Fabricius, 1793

Eudryas grata Fabricius, 1793

Eudryas grata, the beautiful wood nymph, is a bird dropping-mimicking moth found predominantly across the eastern US.

Eudryas unio Hübner, 1831

Eudryas unio Hübner, 1831

Eudryas unio Hübner, 1831

Eudryas unio, the pearly wood-nymph, is a Noctuidae moth found across eastern North America and eastern coastal Mexico.

Agarista agricola (Donovan, 1805)

Agarista agricola (Donovan, 1805)

Agarista agricola (Donovan, 1805)

Agarista agricola is a sexually dimorphic diurnal moth found in Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia.

Alypia disparata H.Edwards, 1884

Alypia disparata H.Edwards, 1884

Alypia disparata H.Edwards, 1884

Alypia disparata is a day-and-night active moth often mistaken for a butterfly, with distinct spotted wings.

Alypia maccullochii W.Kirby, 1837

Alypia maccullochii W.Kirby, 1837

Alypia maccullochii W.Kirby, 1837

Macculloch's forester (Androloma maccullochii) is a North American owlet moth in the Noctuidae family, first described in 1837.

Euscirrhopterus cosyra Druce, 1896

Euscirrhopterus cosyra Druce, 1896

Euscirrhopterus cosyra Druce, 1896

Euscirrhopterus cosyra, the staghorn cholla moth, is an owlet moth first described by Herbert Druce in 1896.

Euscirrhopterus gloveri Grote & Robinson, 1868

Euscirrhopterus gloveri Grote & Robinson, 1868

Euscirrhopterus gloveri Grote & Robinson, 1868

Euscirrhopterus gloveri, the purslane moth, is a Noctuidae owlet moth found in North America first described in 1868.

Euscirrhopterus poeyi Grote, 1866

Euscirrhopterus poeyi Grote, 1866

Euscirrhopterus poeyi Grote, 1866

Euscirrhopterus poeyi, the pullback moth, is a sexually dimorphic noctuid moth found from southern Florida to Brazil.

Xerociris wilsonii Grote, 1863

Xerociris wilsonii Grote, 1863

Xerociris wilsonii Grote, 1863

Xerociris is a monotypic moth genus in Noctuidae, holding only Xerociris wilsonii, which is found in Texas, U.S.A.

Comocrus behri Angas, 1847

Comocrus behri Angas, 1847

Comocrus behri Angas, 1847

Comocrus behri is the only species in the monotypic noctuid moth genus Comocrus, found across Australia, active by day feeding on Eucalyptus nectar.

Eutrichopidia latinus Donovan, 1805

Eutrichopidia latinus Donovan, 1805

Eutrichopidia latinus Donovan, 1805

Eutrichopidia latinus is a Noctuidae moth found in eastern Australia, whose larvae feed on two specific plant species.

Phalaenoides glycinae Lewin, 1805

Phalaenoides glycinae Lewin, 1805

Phalaenoides glycinae Lewin, 1805

Phalaenoides glycinae is a moth species endemic to southeastern Australia, invasive in multiple regions worldwide.

Phalaenoides tristifica (Hübner, 1818)

Phalaenoides tristifica (Hübner, 1818)

Phalaenoides tristifica (Hübner, 1818)

Phalaenoides tristifica is a Noctuidae moth native to southeastern Australia, first described in 1818.

Apina callisto (Angas, 1847)

Apina callisto (Angas, 1847)

Apina callisto (Angas, 1847)

Apina callisto, the pasture day moth, is a day-active Noctuidae moth found across southern Australia.

Alypiodes bimaculata Herrich-Schäffer, 1853

Alypiodes bimaculata Herrich-Schäffer, 1853

Alypiodes bimaculata Herrich-Schäffer, 1853

Alypiodes bimaculata, the two-spotted forester, is a day-flying moth found in Mexico and the southwestern US.

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