Conistra
Encyclopedia
Conistra is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family. There are three subgenera, Orrhodiella
, Dasycampa
and Peperina
.
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. There are three subgenera, Orrhodiella
Orrhodiella
Orrhodiella is a subgenus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:*...
, Dasycampa
Dasycampa
Dasycampa is a subgenus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:*...
and Peperina
Peperina (moth)
Peperina is a subgenus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:*...
.
Species
- Conistra acutula (Staudinger, 1891)
- Conistra albipuncta (Leech, 1889)
- Conistra alicia Lajonquiére, 1939
- Conistra anonyma Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
- Conistra ardescens (Butler, 1879)
- Conistra ardescentina Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
- Conistra asiatica Pinker, 1980
- Conistra aulombardi Hreblay, 1992
- Conistra castaneofasciata (Motschulsky, 1860)
- Conistra chaijami Hacker & Weigert, 1986
- Conistra daubei (Duponchel, [1839])
- Conistra dora Hreblay, 1992
- Conistra eriophora (Püngeler, 1901)
- Conistra erythrocephalaConistra erythrocephalaThe Red-headed Chestnut is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe.The wingspan is c. 38 millimeter.- Recorded food plants :...
– Red-Headed Chestnut (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Conistra filipjevi Kononenko, 1978
- Conistra fletcheri Sugi, 1958
- Conistra gabori Hreblay, 1992
- Conistra gallica (Lederer, 1857)
- Conistra grisescens Draudt, 1950
- Conistra intricata (Boisduval, 1829)
- Conistra kasyi Boursin, 1963
- Conistra ligulaConistra ligulaThe Dark Chestnut is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in central and southern Europe.The length of the forewings is 13-15 mm. It overwinters partially as an egg and partially as imago. Mainly females overwinter as imago....
– Dark Chestnut (Esper, 1791) - Conistra metallica Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
- Conistra metria Boursin, 1940
- Conistra nawae Matsumura, 1926
- Conistra plantei Rungs, 1972
- Conistra politina (Staudinger, 1888)
- Conistra ragusae (Failla-Tedaldi, 1890)
- Conistra rubigineaConistra rubigineaThe Dotted Chestnut is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed in Europe.The wingspan is 30-35 mm. The moth flies from October to November depending on the location.-External links:*...
– Dotted Chestnut (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Conistra rubiginosaConistra rubiginosaThe Black-spot Chestnut is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe.The length of the forewings is 15–16 mm. The moth flies in one generation from October to late April...
– Black-Spot Chestnut (Scopoli, 1763) - Conistra rubricans Fibiger, 1997
- Conistra staudingeri (Graslin, 1863)
- Conistra takasagoConistra takasagoConistra takasago is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Taiwan....
Kishida & Yoshimoto, 1979 - Conistra torrida (Lederer, 1857)
- Conistra vacciniiConistra vacciniiThe Chestnut is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.The wingspan is 28-36 mm. The moth flies from September to May depending on the location.- Recorded food plants :...
– Chestnut (Linnaeus, 1761) - Conistra veronicae (Hübner, [1813])