Amolita
Encyclopedia
Amolita is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
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 of 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....
family.
Species
- Amolita delicata Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
- Amolita fessa Grote, 1874
- Amolita fratercula Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
- Amolita intensa Dyar, 1914
- Amolita irrorataAmolita irrorataAmolita irrorata is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in South America, including Paraguay and Brazil. Its wingspan is 26-32 mm. -Description:...
Hampson, 1910 - Amolita nyctichroa Hampson, 1910
- Amolita obliqua Smith, 1903
- Amolita paranoma Dyar, 1914
- Amolita pepita Dyar, 1914
- Amolita perstriataAmolita perstriataAmolita perstriata is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found on the Bahamas. Its wingspan is about 22 mm. -Description:Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous white; palpi pale rufous; fore and mid legs and hind tarsi tinged with brown...
Hampson, 1910 - Amolita roseola Smith, 1903
- Amolita sentalis (Kaye, 1901)
- Amolita solitaria Dyar, 1914