Colocasia (moth)
Encyclopedia
Colocasia 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
- Colocasia coryliColocasia coryliThe Nut-tree Tussock is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 27–35 mm. The length of the forewings is 14–17 mm. The moth flies in two generations from early April to early September...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Colocasia flavicornisColocasia flavicornisThe Yellowhorn is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in North America, east of the Rocky Mountains. In Canada, it is found in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba....
(J. B. Smith, 1884) - Colocasia propinquilineaColocasia propinquilineaThe Closebanded Yellowhorn is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland and Labrador, west across the southern edge of the Boreal forest to central Alberta, south to North Carolina, Missouri and Arkansas....
(Grote, 1873)