Euclidia
Encyclopedia
Euclidia is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Subgenus Euclidia
- Euclidia arditaEuclidia arditaEuclidia ardita is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from British Columbia south to California.The wingspan is about 32 mm.-External links:**...
Franclemont, 1957 – Erebid Moth - Euclidia consors Butler, 1878
- Euclidia cuspideaEuclidia cuspideaThe Toothed Somberwing is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec west to western Alberta, north to the Northwest Territories and south to the Gulf of Mexico.The wingspan is 28–36 mm...
Hübner, 1818 – Toothed Somberwing - Euclidia dentata Staudinger, 1892
- Euclidia glyphica Linnaeus, 1758 – Burnet Companion
- Euclidia ardita
- Subgenus CallistegeCallistegeCallistege is either a subgenus or a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It is considered a subgenus of Euclidia or a valid genus on its own depending on the author.-Species:*Euclidia costimacula Cockayne 1951...
- Euclidia costimacula Cockayne 1951
- Euclidia cuncleata Lenzen 1944
- Euclidia desagittata Lempke, 1966
- Euclidia diagonalisEuclidia diagonalisEuclidia diagonalis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, including Arizona and New Mexico.The wingspan is about 28 mm.-External links:**...
Dyar, 1898 - Euclidia explanata Rebel, 1908
- Euclidia fortalitum Tauscher, 1809
- Euclidia futilis Staudinger, 1897
- Euclidia insulata Klemensiewicz, 1929
- Euclidia intercalarisEuclidia intercalarisEuclidia intercalaris is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Arizona to Texas.The wingspan is 30-33 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September.-External links:**...
Grote, 1882 - Euclidia mi Clerck, 1759 – Mother Shipton
- ?Euclidia obscura Lempke, 1949
- Euclidia oranensis Rothschild, 1920
- Euclidia regia Staudinger, 1888
- Euclidia suffusa Warren, 1913
- Euclidia triangula Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
- ?Euclidia vitiosa
- Subgenus GonospileiaGonospileiaGonospileia is a subgenus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It was formerly considered a genus, but is now a subgenus of Euclidia.-Species:*Euclidia munita Hübner, 1813*Euclidia triquetra Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775-References:*...
- Euclidia munita Hübner, 1813
- Euclidia triquetraEuclidia triquetraEuclidia triquetra is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-eastern Europe, as well as Kazakhstan, Anatolia eastern Sibiria up to the Pacific Ocean. It’s habitat consists of warm, dry areas....
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775