Herminiinae is one of the smaller subfamilies of the
mothA 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...
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
NoctuidaeThe 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....
. They are sometimes treated as a separate family,
Herminiidae.
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Herminiinae is one of the smaller subfamilies of the
mothA 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...
familyIn biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
NoctuidaeThe 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....
. They are sometimes treated as a separate family,
Herminiidae.
- Aristaria
Aristaria is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It contains only one species, Aristaria theroalis, which is found in the United States and Costa Rica....
- Bleptina
Bleptina is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Bleptina araealis Hampson, 1901* Bleptina caradrinalis Guenée, 1854* Bleptina flaviguttalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912* Bleptina hydrillalis Guenée, 1854...
- Carteris
Carteris is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Carteris lineata * Carteris oculatalis -References:* *...
- Chytolita
Chytolita is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. The species in this genus are sometimes classified in the Macrochilo genus.-Selected species:*Chytolita morbidalis Guenée, 1854*Chytolita petrealis Grote, 1880-References:*...
- Drepanopalpia
Drepanopalpia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:* *...
- Herminia
Herminia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It was treated as a synonym for Polypogon for some time.-Species:* Herminia grisealis - Small Fan-Foot Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775* Herminia tarsicrinalis - Shaded Fan-Foot Knoch, 1782...
- Hydrillodes
Hydrillodes is a moth genus in the family Noctuidae. Its validity is somewhat disputed.Species include:* Hydrillodes bryophiloides – may be junior synonym of Nodaria nodosalis or Nodaria externalis...
- Hypenula
Hypenula is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:*Hypenula cacuminalis *Hypenula caminalis Smith, 1905...
- Idia
Idia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:*Idia aemula – Common Idia, Powdered Snout, or Waved Tabby Hübner, 1813*Idia americalis – American Idia or American Snout Guenée, 1854...
- Lascoria
Lascoria is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:* Lascoria alucitalis Guenée, 1854* Lascoria ambigualis Walker, 1866* Lascoria antigone Schaus, 1916* Lascoria aon Druce, 1891* Lascoria arenosa Schaus, 1916...
- Macristis
Macristis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:* Macristis bilinealis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912* Macristis geminipunctalis Schaus, 1916* Macristis schausi Barnes & Benjamin, 1924...
- Macrochilo
Macrochilo is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Macrochilo absorptalis Walker, 1859* Macrochilo bivittata Grote, 1877* Macrochilo cribrumalis - Dotted Fan-Foot Hübner, 1793* Macrochilo hypocritalis Ferguson, 1982...
- Mursa
Mursa is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It contains only one species, the Mallow Mursa Moth , which is found on Cuba, the southern parts of the United States, Jamaica, Central and South America....
- Nodaria
Nodaria is a moth genus in the family Noctuidae.Species include:*Nodaria aneliopis Turner, 1904*Nodaria cornicalis *Nodaria fusca Hampson, 1895*Nodaria externalis Guenée, 1854*Nodaria nodosalis...
- Orectis
Orectis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:*Orectis euprepiata Dannehl, 1933*Orectis massiliensis Millière, 1863*Orectis proboscidata Herrich-Schäffer, 1851...
- Palthis
Palthis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:* Palthis angulalis – Dark-spotted Palthis Hübner, 1796* Palthis asopialis – Faint-Spotted Palthis Moth Guenée, 1854...
- Paracolax
Paracolax is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Paracolax tristalis - Clay Fan-Foot Fabricius, 1794-References:* *...
- Phalaenophana
Phalaenophana is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Phalaenophana eudorealis * Phalaenophana extremalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912* Phalaenophana pyramusalis Walker, 1859...
- Phalaenostola
Phalaenostola is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Phalaenostola eumelusalis – Punctuated Owlet * Phalaenostola hanhami – Hanham's Owlet J.B. Smith, 1899...
- Phlyctaina
Phlyctaina is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:* *...
- Polypogon
Polypogon is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. In the past, Zanclognatha species were included in Polypogon.-Species:*Polypogon fractalis *Polypogon gryphalis Herrich-Schäffer, 1851...
- Reabotis
Reabotis was a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It is now considered a synonym of Idia.-References:* *...
- Redectis
Redectis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:* Redectis pygmaea Grote, 1878* Redectis vitrea Grote, 1878...
- Rejectaria
Rejectaria is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It contains only one species, Rejectaria albisinuata, which is found in Southeastern Arizona,...
- Renia
Renia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. -Species:* Renia adspergillus Bosc, 1800* Renia discoloralis Guenée, 1854* Renia factiosalis Walker, 1859* Renia flavipunctalis Geyer, 1832* Renia fraternalis J.B. Smith, 1895...
- Simplicia
Simplicia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Simplicia anoecta* Simplicia aperta* Simplicia armatalis * Simplicia aroa* Simplicia brevicosta* Simplicia buffetti* Simplicia butesalis...
- Tetanolita
Tetanolita is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Tetanolita borgesalis Walker, 1859* Tetanolita floridana J.B. Smith, 1895* Tetanolita hermes Schaus, 1916* Tetanolita mynesalis Walker, 1859...
- Zanclognatha
Zanclognatha is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. Zanclognatha was treated as a synonym of Polypogon by Poole , then split from Polypogon by Fibiger & Hacker , and reinstated as a valid genus by Poole in 1996...
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