Anacronicta
Encyclopedia
Anacronicta 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
- Anacronicta caliginea (Butler, 1881)
- Anacronicta flavala (Moore, 1867)
- Anacronicta fuscipennis (Warren, 1912)
- Anacronicta infausta (Walker, 1856)
- Anacronicta horishana Matsumura, 1931
- Anacronicta nitidaAnacronicta nitidaAnacronicta nitida is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Taiwan, Japan and the Kuriles.The wingspan is 48-52 mm....
(Butler, 1878) - Anacronicta obscura (Leech, 1900)
- Anacronicta okinawensis Sugi, 1970
- Anacronicta pallidipennis (Warren, 1912)
- Anacronicta plumbea (Butler, 1881)