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.
Brown cutworm or Pink cutworm (Agrotis munda, syn. Euxoa injuncta) is a noctuid moth.
Agrotis porphyricollis (Variable Cutworm) is a noctuid moth.
The Snowy-veined Apamea (Apamea niveivenosa) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
The noctuid moth Ascalapha odorata bears the common name Black Witch.
The Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae) is a common Palearctic moth of the family Noctuidae.
The Native Budworm or Australian Bollworm (Helicoverpa punctigera) is a moth of the family Noctuidae that is found in Australia.
The tobacco budworm (Heliothis virescens) is a moth of the Noctuidae family.
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).
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.
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.
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, 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.
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.