Noctuinae
The Noctuinae are a subfamily of the family Noctuidae. The larvae of many species feed on roots or stems of various grasses. Some are generalist feeders which makes them potential pests.
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Heart and dart (Agrotis exclamationis) imago | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Subfamily: | Noctuinae |
Tribes | |
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Noctuid systematics is in a state of flux; the list of tribes is provisional and other groups now considered more distinct (e.g. Hadeninae) were formerly included here. Likewise, the validity of the tribe Xestiini is doubtful for example.
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Garden dart (Euxoa nigricans) imago
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Double square-spot (Xestia triangulum) caterpillar
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Eupsilia sp., early instar caterpillar
Genera
This subfamily provisionally contains these genera:
- Abagrotis
- Actebia
- Adelphagrotis
- Agnorisma
- Agrotis
- Albocosta
- Anagnorisma
- Anaplectoides
- Anicla
- Aplectoides
- Aseptis
- Axylia
- Basistriga
- Beriotisia
- Bifrontipta
- Blepharoa
- Brachypteragrotis
- Brachytegma
- Buciara
- Caphornia
- Cassania
- Cerastis
- Chamyla
- Chersotis
- Choephora
- Cladocerotis
- Claudaxylia
- Coenophila
- Copablepharon
- Crassivesica
- Cryptocala
- Cyrebia
- Dallolmoia
- Diarsia
- Dichagyris
- Dimorphinoctua
- Divaena
- Ectopatria
- Effractilis
- Eicomorpha
- Elegarda
- Engusanacantha
- Epilecta
- Epipsilia
- Episcotia
- Erebophasma
- Erythrophaia
- Estagrotis
- Estimata
- Euagrotis
- Eucoptocnemis
- Eueretagrotis
- Eugnorisma
- Eugraphe
- Euneophlebia
- Eurois
- Euxoa
- Euxoamorpha
- Euxootera
- Feltia
- Goniographa
- Graphiphora
- Grumia
- Hemieuxoa
- Hemiexarnis
- Hemigraphiphora
- Hemipachnobia
- Heptagrotis
- Hermonassa
- Hoeneidia
- Hyperfrontia
- Hypernaenia
- Ikondiana
- Isochlora
- Lycophotia
- Mabilleana
- Manruta
- Medlerana
- Ledereragrotis
- Loxagrotis
- Mentaxya
- Mesembragrotis
- Mesogona
- Metagnorisma
- Metalepsis
- Metecia
- Metopoplacis
- Micragrotis
- Micraxylia
- Naenia
- Netrocerocora
- Neurois
- Noctua
- Noctubourgognea
- Nyssocnemis
- Ochropleura
- Oligarcha
- Onychagrotis
- Opigena
- Oxytrypia
- Pachnobia
- Pachyagrotis
- Palaeagrotis
- Palaeamathes
- Parabagrotis
- Parabarrovia
- Paradiarsia
- Paradigma
- Paramathes
- Paraxestia
- Pareuxoa
- Parexarnis
- Peridroma
- Perissandria
- Petrowskya
- Phaenagrotis
- Praina
- Prognorisma
- Pronoctua
- Propatria
- Proragrotis
- Proteuxoa
- Powellinia
- Protexarnis
- Protognorisma
- Protogygia
- Protolampra
- Psaphara
- Psectraxylia
- Pseudohermonassa
- Pseudoleucania
- Pseudorthosia
- Pseudoseptis
- Pseudoxestia
- Raddea
- Rhizagrotis
- Rhyacia
- Rhynchagrotis
- Richia
- Schachowskoya
- Sclereuxoa
- Setagrotis
- Sineugraphe
- Sinognorisma
- Spaelotis
- Spinipalpa
- Standfussiana
- Stilbotis
- Subnoctua
- Synclerostola
- Tamseuxoa
- Tandilia
- Tesagrotis
- Tisagronia
- Tricheurois
- Trichophotia
- Trichosilia
- Tripseuxoa
- Turacina
- Uollega
- Vulcanica
- Xenophysa
- Xestia
References
- McLeod, Robin (July 3, 2012). "Subfamily Noctuinae - Cutworm or Dart Moths". BugGuide. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
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