Trichoclea
Encyclopedia
Trichoclea was a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family, it is now considered a synonym of Anarta
.
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, it is now considered a synonym of Anarta
Anarta (moth)
Anarta is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-Species:* Anarta alta * Anarta antica Smith, 1891* Anarta chartaria * Anarta columbica...
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Former species
- Trichoclea antica Smith, 1891
- Trichoclea decepta Grote, 1883
- Trichoclea edwardsii Smith, 1888
- Trichoclea florida (Smith, 1900)
- Trichoclea postica Smith, 1891
Placed in Sideridis
- Trichoclea artesta is now Sideridis artesta (Smith, 1903)
- Trichoclea fuscolutea is now Sideridis fuscolutea (Smith, 1892)
- Trichoclea mojave is now Sideridis mojave Benjamin, 1932
- Trichoclea ruisa is now Sideridis ruisa Forbes, 1913
- Trichoclea uscripta is now Sideridis uscripta (Smith, 1891)
- Trichoclea vindemialis is now Sideridis vindemialis (Guenée, 1852)