Noctua (moth)
| Noctua | |
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| Noctua janthe | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Noctuinae |
| Genus: | Noctua Linnaeus, 1758 |
Noctua (Latin for "little owl") is a genus of moths. They have dull, cryptic forewings and often very bright hind wings. These are hidden under the forewings when the moths rest, leading to their common name of yellow underwings. They are not particularly closely related to the "true" underwing moths (Catocala) though, apart from both being Noctuoidea (and in the traditional classification, Noctuidae). They are good fliers.
Species
- Noctua atlantica Warren, 1905
- Noctua carvalhoi Pinker, 1983
- Noctua comes – Lesser Yellow Underwing Hübner, [1813]
- Noctua fimbriata – Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Schreber, 1759
- Noctua interjecta – Least Yellow Underwing Hübner, [1803]
- Noctua interposita Hübner, [1790]
- Noctua janthe – Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Borkhausen, 1792
- Noctua janthina – Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing [Schiffermüller], 1775
- Noctua noacki Boursin, 1957
- Noctua orbona – Lunar Yellow Underwing Hufnagel, 1766
- Noctua pronuba – Large Yellow Underwing (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Noctua teixeirai Pinker, 1971
- Noctua tertia Mentzer, Moberg & Fibiger, 1991
- Noctua tirrenica Biebinger, Speidel & Hanigk, 1983
- Noctua undosa Leech, 1889
- Noctua warreni Lödl, 1987
Noctua comparison
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