Aganainae
Encyclopedia
Aganainae is a small subfamily of moth
s in the family
Noctuidae
, formerly placed in the family Arctiidae
. It is ranked as a family by some authors.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Noctuidae
Noctuidae
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....
, formerly placed in the family Arctiidae
Arctiidae
Arctiidae is a large and diverse family of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species. This family includes the groups commonly known as tiger moths , which usually have bright colours, footmen , lichen moths and wasp moths...
. It is ranked as a family by some authors.
Genera
- AganaisAganaisAganais is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It is now considered a synonym of Asota.-Species:*Aganais borbonica Boisduval, 1833*Aganais ficus Fabricius, 1775*Aganais speciosa Drury, 1773-References:**...
Boisduval, 1832 - AgapeAgape (moth)Agape is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Agape arctioides Butler, 1887* Agape chloropyga Walker, 1854-References:* *...
Felder, 1874 - AnagniaAnagnia (moth)Anagnia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:*...
Walker, 1854 - AsotaAsota (moth)Asota is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Asota albiformis Swinhoe, 1892* Asota albivena Walker, 1864* Asota alienata Walker, 1864* Asota antennalis Rothschild, 1897* Asota australis Boisduval, 1832...
Hübner, 1819 - DigamaDigamaDigama is a genus of moth in the family Noctuidae, though it and related genera were formerly placed in the Arctiidae.-Species:*Digama abietis Leech, 1889*Digama africana Swinhoe, 1907*Digama aganais Felder, 1874...
Moore, 1860 - EuplociaEuplociaEuplocia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:* *...
Hübner, 1819 - NeocheraNeocheraNeochera is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Neochera dominia Cramer, 1780* Neochera inops Walker, 1854* Neochera marmorea * Neochera privata Walker, 1862-References:* *...
Hübner, 1819 - PeridromePeridromePeridrome is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Peridrome orbicularis Walker, 1854Peridrome subfascia Walker, 1854 is now known as Anagnia subfascia.-References:* *...
Walker, 1854 - PhaegoristaPhaegoristaPhaegorista is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Phaegorista agaristoides Boisduval, [1836]* Phaegorista bicurvata Gaede, 1926* Phaegorista bisignibasis Prout, 1918* Phaegorista enarges Tams, 1930...
Boisduval, 1836 - SoloeSoloeSoloe is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Soloe fumipennis Hampson, 1910* Soloe sexamaculata * Soloe splendida Toulgoët, 1980* Soloe trigutta Walker, 1854* Soloe tripunctata Druce, 1896...
Walker, 1854 - SoloellaSoloellaSoloella is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Soloella guttivaga * Soloella orientis Kühne, 2007-References:...
Gaede, 1926