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The word Noctuidae is derived from the name of the type genus Noctua, which is the Latin name for the little owl, and the patronymic suffix -idae used typically to form taxonomic family names in animals. [10] The common name "owlet" originally means a small or young owl. The names "armyworms" and "cutworms" are based on the behavior of the ...
Pangrapta decoralis, the decorated owlet, is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818. It is found in North America from Alberta to Nova Scotia south to Florida and Texas. The wingspan is 20–28 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September. There are two to three generations per year.
Spirama retorta, the Indian owlet-moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae.The species was first described by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1764. It is found in China (Tibet ...
Macrochilo litophora, the angulate fan-foot or brown-lined owlet moth, is a litter moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in the United States from Wisconsin , east to Massachusetts , south to North Carolina , South Carolina , Mississippi and Texas .
Cucullia florea, the gray hooded owlet, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] The MONA or Hodges number for Cucullia florea is 10197. [4]
Leuconycta diphteroides, the green leuconycta moth or green owlet, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. [1] [2] It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas and north to Saskatchewan. [3] The wingspan is 27–32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.
Chytolita is a monotypic litter moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. [1] [2] Its only species, Chytolita morbidalis, the morbid owlet moth or morbid owlet, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1854. [3]
Lesmone detrahens, the detracted owlet, is an owlet moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. [1] [2] The MONA or Hodges number for Lesmone detrahens is 8651. [3] Detracted owlet, Lesmone detrahens