Simyra (moth)
Encyclopedia
Simyra 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
- Simyra albovenosaSimyra albovenosaThe Reed Dagger is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe, east into parts of Asia.The wingspan is 32–40 mm. Adults are on wing in two generations from April to mid September...
Goeze, 1781 - Simyra dentinosaSimyra dentinosaSimyra dentinosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in south-easternCaspian, Balkans, southern part of Eastern Europe, the Near East and Middle East. It has been introduced in the United States....
Freyer, 1838 - Simyra insularisSimyra insularisThe Cattail Caterpillar or Henry's Marsh Moth is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from coast to coast throughout the United States and southern Canada .The wingspan is 35–40 mm...
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) - Simyra nervosaSimyra nervosaSimyra nervosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. In Europe, it is found from France, east through north and north-eastern Germany to Poland. South of the Alps it is found from northern Italy, through the Balkan countries to Greece. There is an isolated population in Sicily...
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 - Simyra splendidaSimyra splendidaSimyra splendida is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in central Asia, from China to Tibet, Mongolia, the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Far East , southern Kazakhstan and southern Siberia .-External links:...
Staudinger, 1888