Metalopha
Encyclopedia
Metalopha 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.
Selected species
- Metalopha gloriosaMetalopha gloriosaMetalopha gloriosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from western Turkey to eastern Taurus Mountains, Iraq, Anatolia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.Adults are on wing from February to March. There is one generation per year....
(Staudinger, 1892) - Metalopha liturataMetalopha liturataMetalopha liturata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widespread but local in the Near East and Middle East from the Levant area to the western Himalayas ....
(Christoph, 1887)