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13 unusual facts about Noctuidae


Agapanthus

However, since the early 21st century Agapanthus in the far south of South Africa have fallen victim to a species of Noctuid moth, the Agapanthus Borer, Neuranethes spodopterodes.

Agrotis munda

Brown cutworm or Pink cutworm (Agrotis munda, syn. Euxoa injuncta) is a noctuid moth.

Agrotis porphyricollis

Agrotis porphyricollis (Variable Cutworm) is a noctuid moth.

Apamea niveivenosa

The Snowy-veined Apamea (Apamea niveivenosa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

Ascalapha odorata

The noctuid moth Ascalapha odorata bears the common name Black Witch.

Cabbage Moth

The Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a common Palearctic moth of the family Noctuidae.

Helicoverpa punctigera

The Native Budworm or Australian Bollworm (Helicoverpa punctigera) is a moth of the family Noctuidae that is found in Australia.

Heliothis virescens

The tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens) is a moth of the Noctuidae family.

Hemipenthes morio

The larvae are hyperparasites (parasites of parasites), mainly developing in larvae of flies (Diptera, Tachinidae), as well as in wasp larvae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae) parasitizing caterpillars moths (Noctuidae).

John Lorne Campbell

The collection now consists of 30 cabinet drawers containing 283 species of macrolepidoptera, including the first recorded specimen of the noctuid moth Dianthoecia caesia taken in Scotland and some other surprises.

Psychodomorpha

The nematoceran infraorder Psychodomorpha (sometimes misspelled Psychomorpha - which is also the name of a genus of noctuid moths) includes two common families, Psychodidae and Scatopsidae, and other very small, rare families.

Silver Y

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

Spodoptera cilium

Spodoptera cilium, known variously as Dark Mottled Willow, Lawn Caterpillar and Grasslawn Armyworm, is a noctuid moth found throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa and western, southern and south-east Asia and several countries in southern and eastern Europe.


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Bidens

Several Bidens species are used as food by the caterpillars of certain Lepidoptera, such as the noctuid moth Hypercompe hambletoni and the brush-footed butterfly Vanessa cardui, the Painted Lady.