Noctuid
| Owlet moths | |
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| Egybolis vaillantina | |
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| Grammodes geometrica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: |
Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 (recent major revisions by Lafontaine & Fibiger (2006) Hacker & Zilli (2007) Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010)) |
| Type species | |
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Noctua pronuba |
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| Subfamilies | |
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Acontiinae |
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| Diversity | |
| About 4,200 genera, 35,000 species |
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Acontiinae
Acronictinae
Agaristinae
Amphipyrinae
Bagisarinae
Balsinae
Boletobiinae
Bryophilinae
Cocytiinae
Condicinae
Cuculliinae
Cydosiinae
Dilobinae
Eriopinae
Eucocytiinae
Eustrotiinae
Hadeninae
Heliothinae
Lophonyctinae
Metoponiinae
Noctuinae
Oncocnemidinae
Pantheinae
Plusiinae
Psaphidinae
Raphiinae
Sinocharinae
Stictopterinae
Stiriinae
Strepsimaninae
Thiacidinae
Ufeinae
The 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.
Their distribution is worldwide, with about 1,450 species found in Europe.
Most have drab forewings, although some have brightly coloured hindwings. Differences between the sexes are usually few. The overwhelming majority of noctuids fly at night and are almost invariably strongly attracted to light. Many are also attracted to sugar and nectar-rich flowers.
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