Plusia
Encyclopedia
Plusia 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
- Plusia contexta Grote, 1873
- Plusia festucaePlusia festucaeThe Gold Spot is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 34-46 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location....
- Gold SpotPlusia festucaeThe Gold Spot is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 34-46 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location....
Linnaeus, 1758 - Plusia magnimacula D. Handfield & L. Handfield, 2006
- Plusia manchurica Lempke, 1966
- Plusia nichollae Hampson, 1913
- Plusia putnamiPlusia putnamiLempke's Gold Spot or Putnam's Looper Moth is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone, from Japan and eastern Siberia to Fennoscandia, Great Britain and France...
Grote, 1873 - Plusia venusta Walker, 1865