Noctuidae

• Acronicta aceris (The Sycamore
  Sycamore (moth)
  
  The sycamore is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed through most of Europe.The forewings of this species are pale to dark grey with rather indistinct markings apart from a thin black basal streak....
  )
• Acronicta leporina (The Miller
  Miller (moth)
  
  The Miller is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe apart from the far south-east. It also shows up seasonally in parts of the Western United States, such as New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming....
  )
• Acronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey
  Poplar Grey
  
  The Poplar Grey is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe.This species has dark grey forewings mottled with black and marked with pale glossary of Lepidopteran termsta, and white hindwings....
  )
• Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger
  Dark Dagger
  
  The Dark Dagger is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This species has grey forewings marked with bold black "daggers"....
  )
• Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger
  Grey Dagger
  
  The Grey Dagger is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This species has grey forewings with bold black dagger-shaped markings....
  )
• Cryphia domestica (Marbled Beauty
  Marbled Beauty
  
  The Marbled Beauty is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is an abundant species throughout most of Europe, probably the commonest lichenivorous moth of the region....
  )

• Amphipyra berbera (Svensson's Copper Underwing
  Svensson's Copper Underwing
  
  Svensson's Copper Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This species has a wingspan of 47-56 mm, the female usually larger than the male....
  )
• Amphipyra pyramidea (Copper Underwing
  Copper Underwing
  
  The Copper Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed across the Palaearctic region.This species has a wingspan of 47-54 mm, the female usually slightly larger than the male....
  )
• Amphipyra tragopoginis (Mouse Moth
  Mouse Moth
  
  The Mouse Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a very widespread species with a Holarctic distribution.This is a rather drab but distinctive species....
  )
• Spodoptera cilium (Dark Mottled Willow, Lawn Caterpillar or Grasslawn Armyworm
  Spodoptera cilium
  
  Spodoptera cilium?known variously as Dark Mottled Willow, Lawn Caterpillar and Grasslawn Armyworm?is a Noctuidae moth found throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa and western, southern and south-east Asia and several countries in southern and eastern Europe....
  )
• Spodoptera exempta (African Armyworm
  African armyworm
  
  The African armyworm , Spodoptera exempta , also called okalombo or Kommandowurm or nutgrass armyworm, is an African moth....
  )
• Spodoptera exigua (Beet Armyworm
  Beet armyworm
  
  The beet armyworm is one of the best-known agriculture pest insects. It is also known as the asparagus fern caterpillar, and the adult moth is known in the UK as the small mottled willow....
  )
• Spodoptera littoralis (African or Egyptian Cotton Leafworm
  Spodoptera littoralis
  
  Spodoptera littoralis, the African Cotton Leafworm or Egyptian Cotton Leafworm?also known as the Mediterranean Brocade in the UK?is a Noctuidae moth found widely in Africa and Mediterranean Europe....
  )

• Catocala aholibah (Aholibah Underwing
  Aholibah Underwing
  
  The Aholibah Underwing is a moth of the "owlet" family Noctuidae, which has over 25,000 known members, and more than that yet undescribed. Like other moths of Underwing genus , this species has dull gray and black speckled forewings which help it blend into its surroundings, and bright orange underwings that it reveals to startle predators....
  )
• Catocala nupta (Red Underwing
  Red Underwing
  
  The Red underwing moth, Catocala nupta, is a moth of the huge family Noctuidae.This is a large nocturnal European species which, like most noctuids, is drably coloured to aid concealment during the day....
  )

• Cucullia umbratica (The Shark
  Shark (moth)
  
  The Shark is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This is a fairly large species with long, narrow wings giving a 'streamlined' appearance....
  )

• Discestra trifolii (The Nutmeg
  Nutmeg (moth)
  
  The Nutmeg , also known as the Clover Cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe although in the north of its range it is a summer Insect migration, not being able to survive the cold winters....
  )
• Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth
  Cabbage Moth
  
  Note: the Small White species of butterfly is commonly called a "cabbage moth" in North America.The Cabbage Moth is a common European moth of the family Noctuidae....
  )
• Melanchra persicariae (Dot Moth
  Dot Moth
  
  The Dot Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe apart from the south-east.This is a very distinctive species with very dark brown, almost black, forewings marked with a large white glossary of Lepidopteran terms from which the species gets its common name....
  )
• Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-eye
  Bright-line Brown-eye
  
  The Bright-line Brown-eye is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common species throughout Europe.This species' common name is usefully descriptive: The forewings are dark reddish-brown marked with a prominent light orange-brown glossary of Lepidopteran terms and a bright white subterminal line....
  )
• Hecatera bicolorata (Broad-barred White
  Broad-barred White
  
  The Broad-barred White is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This is a fairly small but distinctive species, the white forewings marked with a broad dark brown band....
  )
• Hadena bicruris (The Lychnis
  Lychnis (moth)
  
  The Lychnis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in northern and western Europe.This species has dark brown forewings marked with two prominent white-bordered glossary of Lepidopteran termsta and a white subterminal line....
  )
• Cerapteryx graminis (Antler Moth
  Antler Moth
  
  The Antler Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common species throughout most of Europe....
  )
• Panolis flammea (Pine Beauty
  Pine Beauty
  
  The Pine Beauty is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common species of pine woods in Europe.The forewings are typically rich orange brown, but sometimes are dark grey, with two large pale glossary of Lepidopteran termsta and fine streaks along the Glossary of Lepidopteran terms....
  )
• Orthosia cerasi (Common Quaker
  Common Quaker
  
  The Common Quaker is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Some authors prefer the synonym Orthosia stabilis . It is distributed throughout Europe....
  )
• Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character
  Hebrew Character
  
  The Hebrew Character is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe.The forewings of this species are greyish to rufous brown....
  )
• Mythimna ferrago (The Clay
  Clay (moth)
  
  The Clay is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.The forewings of this species vary from buffish to orangey brown, usually with a darker central line running longways down the wing, interrupted by a pale glossary of Lepidopteran terms....
  )
• Mythimna impura (Smoky Wainscot
  Smoky Wainscot
  
  The Smoky Wainscot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.As with other "wainscots", this species has buffish yellow forewings with prominent venation....
  )
• Mythimna pallens (Common Wainscot
  Common Wainscot
  
  The Common Wainscot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.As with other "wainscots", this species has buffish-yellow forewings with prominent venation....
  )
• Leucania comma (Shoulder-striped Wainscot
  Shoulder-striped Wainscot
  
  The Shoulder-striped Wainscot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Some authors place it in the genus Mythimna. It is found throughout Europe....
  )

• Helicoverpa zea (Cotton Bollworm
  Helicoverpa zea
  
  The larva of the moth Helicoverpa zea is a major agricultural pest. It can feed on many different plants during the larval stage. Accordingly, the species has been given many different common names....
  )
• Schinia varix
  Schinia varix
  
  Schinia varix is a species of moth belonging to the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern Texas, central Oklahoma and Louisiana.This moth has a forewing length of 8.6 - 10.2 mm....
  

• Cosmia trapezina (The Dun-bar
  Dun-bar
  
  The Dun-bar is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common European species.This is a very variable species, both in size and colour. The ground colour of the forewings varies from pale buff to dark or reddish brown with three narrow fascia....
  )
• Apamea monoglypha (Dark Arches
  Dark Arches
  
  The Dark Arches is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common, sometimes abundant, European species.This is a fairly large species , the forewings varying from pale greyish brown to almost black and cryptically patterned....
  )
• Apamea crenata (Clouded-bordered Brindle
  Clouded-bordered Brindle
  
  The Clouded-bordered Brindle is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This species has a wingspan of 36-44 mm. The forewings are pale brown with darker patches around the margin, usually with especially prominent markings at the base and glossary of Lepidopteran terms....
  )
• Apamea remissa (Dusky Brocade
  Dusky Brocade
  
  The Dusky Brocade is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This species has a wingspan of 36-42 mm. Well marked individuals are fairly distinctive but there are many obscurely marked forms which can be difficult to separate from other species....
  )
• Apamea sordens (Rustic Shoulder-knot
  Rustic Shoulder-knot
  
  The Rustic Shoulder-knot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe and is also found in North America.This species has a wingspan of 36?42 mm....
  )
• Brachylomia viminalis (Minor Shoulder-knot
  Minor Shoulder-knot
  
  The Minor Shoulder-knot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This is a fairly small species with a wingspan of 29-34 mm....
  )
• Aporophyla lueneburgensis (Northern Deep-brown Dart
  Northern Deep-brown Dart
  
  The Northern Deep-brown Dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in northern and western Europe.As the common name suggests, this species usually has very dark brown forewings, although paler grey forms exist....
  )
• Antitype chi (Grey Chi
  Grey Chi
  
  The Grey Chi is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This species has grey forewings speckled with black markings which vary in intensity ....
  )
• Eupsilia transversa (The Satellite
  Satellite (moth)
  
  The Satellite is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This is a fairly variable species with greyish or reddish brown forewings, often marked with darker bands....
  )
• Agrochola circellaris (The Brick
  Brick (moth)
  
  The Brick is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout most of Europe.This is a variable species, the forewings ranging from yellow to reddish brown and marked with paler glossary of Lepidopteran termsta and fascia....
  )
• Thalpophila matura (Straw Underwing
  Straw Underwing
  
  The Straw Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This species has a wingspan of 38-46 mm. The forewings are dark brown, often variegated with paler and reddish patches and usually with prominent whitish postterminal fascia....
  )
• Euplexia lucipara (Small Angle Shades
  Small Angle Shades
  
  The Small Angle Shades is a moth of the family Noctuidae. it is distributed throughout Europe.As the common name suggests, this species is closely related to the Angle Shades and is considerably smaller but it does not especially resemble that species....
  )
• Phlogophora meticulosa (Angle Shades
  Angle Shades
  
  The Angle Shades is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common and familiar European species and is often strongly Insect migration.This species has a wingspan of 45-52 mm and the forewings are very distinctively shaped with a sharply pointed apex....
  )

• Noctua pronuba (Large Yellow Underwing
  Large Yellow Underwing
  
  The Large Yellow Underwing is a moth, the type species for the family Noctuidae. It is an abundant species throughout Europe, one of the most common and most familiar moths of the region....
  )
• Noctua comes (Lesser Yellow Underwing
  Lesser Yellow Underwing
  
  The Lesser Yellow Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe. It is a common species but not as abundant as its larger relative Large Yellow Underwing....
  )
• Noctua janthina (Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
  Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
  
  The Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout southern and central Europe, and southern Sweden....
  )
• Eugnorisma glareosa (Autumnal Rustic
  Autumnal Rustic
  
  The Autumnal Rustic is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was previously placed in the genus Paradiarsia. It is found in northern and western Europe....
  )
• Lycophotia porphyrea (True Lover's Knot
  True lover's knot
  
  "True lover's knot" is also the name of a species of European moth, Lycophotia porphyrea.The true lover's knot is the name for several knots, including the middleman's knot, fisherman's knot and shamrock knot....
  )
• Diarsia mendica (Ingrailed Clay
  Ingrailed Clay
  
  The Ingrailed Clay is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed through most of Europe.This species occurs in a huge range of colour types and is one of the most variable species in the family....
  )
• Diarsia rubi (Small Square-spot
  Small Square-spot
  
  The Small Square-spot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe apart from the far south-east.This is a quite a small species with reddish-brown forewings marked with a pale angular glossary of Lepidopteran terms which gives the species its common name....
  )
• Xestia c-nigrum (Setaceous Hebrew Character
  Setaceous Hebrew Character
  
  The Setaceous Hebrew Character is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common species throughout Europe.The forewings of this species are reddish brown with distinctive patterning towards the base: a black mark resembling the Hebrew language letter Nun : ? with a pale cream coloure...
  )
• Xestia triangulum (Double Square-spot
  Double Square-spot
  
  The Double Square-spot is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed through most of Europe.This species has pale brown forewings marked with two distinctive black marks ....
  )
• Xestia sexstrigata (Six-striped Rustic
  Six-striped Rustic
  
  The Six-striped Rustic is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe apart from the far south east.This is a fairly small species with a wingspan of 36-38 mm....
  )
• Xestia xanthographa (Square-spot Rustic
  Square-spot Rustic
  
  The Square-spot Rustic is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This is a very variable species, the forewings occurring in various shades of grey or brown, with melanism forms common in parts of its range....
  )
• Naenia typica (The Gothic
  Gothic (moth)
  
  The Gothic is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout most of Europe.This species has a wingspan of 36?46 mm. The forewings are broader than most other noctuids, blackish with a network of fine white lines ....
  )
• Euxoa nigricans (Garden Dart
  Garden Dart
  
  The Garden Dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.This is a rather drab species, forewings ranging from pale to dark brown with indistinct markings....
  )
• Agrotis infusa (Bogong Moth
  Bogong moth
  
  The Bogong moth is a temperate species of nocturnal moth notable for appearing in large numbers around major public buildings in Canberra, the capital city of Australia, during spring ....
  )
• Agrotis segetum (Turnip Moth
  Turnip Moth
  
  The Turnip Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is a common European species.This is a very variable species with the forewings ranging from pale buff through to almost black....
  )
• Agrotis clavis (Heart and Club
  Heart and Club
  
  The Heart and Club is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.The common name of this species refers to the supposed shapes of the bold dark glossary of Lepidopteran termsta on the usually pale forewings....
  )
• Agrotis exclamationis (Heart and Dart
  Heart and Dart
  
  The Heart and Dart is a moth of the family Noctuidae. A familiar moth to many, it is considered one of the most common of the European region....
  )
• Ochropleura plecta (Flame Shoulder
  Flame Shoulder
  
  The Flame Shoulder is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.The forewings of this species are reddish brown with a black streak interrupted by white glossary of Lepidopteran termsta and a creamy-yellow streak along the Glossary of Lepidopteran terms which gives the species its common name....
  )
• Abrostola tripartita (Spectacle
  Abrostola tripartita
  
  The Spectacle is a moth of the family Noctuidae....
  )
• Abrostola triplasia (Dark Spectacle
  Abrostola triplasia
  
  The Dark Spectacle is a moth of the family Noctuidae.The wingspan is 32-38 mm....
  )

• Autographa gamma (Silver Y
  Silver Y
  
  The Silver Y is a Insect migration moth of the family Noctuidae which is named for the silvery Y-shaped mark on each of its forewings....
  )

• Apina callisto (Pasture Day Moth
  Pasture Day Moth
  
  The Pasture Day Moth, Apina callisto , is a species in the Noctuidae family of moths which is, as its name implies, active during the day, making it unlike most other species in the Noctuidae family....
  )
• Axylia putris (The Flame
  Flame (moth)
  
  The Flame is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe.This species has creamy-buff forewings with black streaking along the Glossary of Lepidopteran terms....
  )
• Omphaloscelis lunosa (Lunar Underwing
  Lunar Underwing
  
  The Lunar Underwing is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It has a scattered distribution in western Europe and Scandinavia.This is a variable species, the forewings ranging from pale buff to dark brown although the paler forms are generally more common....
  )
• Ascalapha odorata
  Ascalapha odorata
  
  The Noctuidae moth Ascalapha odorata bears the common name Black Witch. It is a harbinger of death in Mexican and Caribbean folklore. In Spanish it is known as "Mariposa de la muerte" , or "Pirpinto de la Yeta" ; in Nahuatl it is "Miquipapalotl" or "Tepanpapalotl" ; in Quechua it is "Taparaco"; in Mayan it is "X-mahan-nail" ; in...
   (Black Witch moth)
• Thysania agrippina (White Witch moth)

External links

• Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba]