Pantydia
Encyclopedia
Pantydia 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
- Pantydia canescens Walker, 1869
- Pantydia capistrataPantydia capistrataPantydia capistrata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Fiji, New Guinea and Australia, including New South Wales and Queensland....
Lucas, 1894 - Pantydia diemeni Guenee, 1852
- Pantydia metaphaea Hampson, 1912
- Pantydia metaspila Walker, [1858]
- Pantydia sparsaPantydia sparsaPantydia sparsa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Queensland and on Norfolk Island.The wingspan is about 40 mm. The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including Medicago sativa, Dillwynia ericifolia and Exocarpus aphyllus....
Guenée, 1852