Epicyrtica
Encyclopedia
Epicyrtica 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
- Epicyrtica bryistis Turner, 1902
- Epicyrtica docima Turner, 1920
- Epicyrtica hippolopha Turner, 1936
- Epicyrtica lathridia Turner, 1908
- Epicyrtica leucostigmaEpicyrtica leucostigmaEpicyrtica leucostigma is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Australia....
Turner, 1902 - Epicyrtica lichenophora Lower, 1902
- Epicyrtica melanops Lower, 1902
- Epicyrtica metallicaEpicyrtica metallicaEpicyrtica metallica is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Australia....
Lucas, 1898 - Epicyrtica oostigma Turner, 1929
- Epicyrtica pamprepta Turner, 1922