Lichnoptera
Encyclopedia
Lichnoptera 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
- Lichnoptera albidiscata Dognin, 1912 (syn: Lichnoptera albidior Draudt, 1924, Lichnoptera albidiscata flavescens Draudt, 1924)
- Lichnoptera atrifrons Dognin, 1912
- Lichnoptera cavillator Walker, 1856 (syn: Lichnoptera bivaria (Walker, 1856), Lichnoptera cavillator flavescens Draudt, 1924, Lichnoptera gracilis (Swinhoe, 1900), Lichnoptera reducta Draudt, 1924)
- Lichnoptera decora (Morrison, 1875)
- Lichnoptera felina Druce, 1898
- Lichnoptera gulo Herrich-Schäffer, [1858]
- Lichnoptera hieroglyphigera (Strand, 1912)
- Lichnoptera illudens (Walker, 1856) (syn: Lichnoptera pythion (Druce, 1889))
- Lichnoptera marmorifera (Walker, 1865)
- Lichnoptera moestaLichnoptera moestaLichnoptera moesta is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in South America including Venezuela....
Herrich-Schäffer, [1858] - Lichnoptera moestoidesLichnoptera moestoidesLichnoptera moestoides is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in South America including Peru....
Dognin, 1912 - Lichnoptera primulina Dognin, 1912
- Lichnoptera rufitincta Hampson, 1913
- Lichnoptera spissa (H. Edwards, 1887) (syn: Lichnoptera pollux H. Edwards, 1887)