Prospalta
Encyclopedia
Prospalta 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
- Prospalta atricupreoides Draeseke, 1928
- Prospalta contigua Leech, 1900
- Prospalta coptica Wiltshire, 1948
- Prospalta cyclina Hampson
- Prospalta definita Warren, 1914
- Prospalta enigmatica Turati & Krüger, 1936
- Prospalta immatura Warren, 1914
- Prospalta leucospila Walker, [1858]
- Prospalta ochrisquamata Warren, 1912
- Prospalta pallidipennis Warren, 1912
- Prospalta parva Leech, 1900
- Prospalta siderea Leech, 1900
- Prospalta stellata Moore, 1882
- Prospalta subalbida Warren, 1914
- Prospalta xylocola Strand, 1920