Noctuinae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Noctuidae
Subfamilia: Noctuinae
Tribus: Actinotiini - Agrotini - Apameini - Arzamini - Caradrinini - Dypterygiini - Elaphriini - Eriopygini - Glottulini - Hadenini - Leucaniini - Noctuini - Orthosiini - Phlogophorini - Phosphilini - Prodeniini - Pseudeustrotiini - Tholerini - Xylenini
[list of tribus after Lafontaine & Fibiger (2006)]

Overview of genera

Abagrotis – Adelphagrotis – Anaplectoides – Auchmis – Beriotisia – Bifrontipta – Blepharoa – Brachypteragrotis – Brachytegma – Buciara – Caphornia – Carneades – Cassania – Ceramica – Cerastis – Chamyla – Chersotis – Choephora – Cladocerotis – Claudaxylia – Copablepharon – Crassivesica – Cryptocala – Dallolmoia – Dianthoecia – Diarsia – Dichagyris – Dichonia – Dimorphinoctua – Ectopatria – Effractilis – Eicomorpha – Elegarda – Engusanacantha – Epilecta – Episcotia – Erebophasma – Erythrophaia – Estagrotis – Euagrotis – Eucoptocnemis – Eueretagrotis – Eugnorisma – Eugraphe – Euneophlebia – Eurois – Euxoa – Euxoamorpha – Euxootera – Graphiphora – Grumia – Hemieuxoa – Hemiexarnis – Hemigraphiphora – Hemipachnobia – Heptagrotis – Hoeneidia – Hyperfrontia – Ikondiana – Lycophotia – Mabilleana – Manruta – Medlerana – Melanchra – Mentaxya – Mesembragrotis – Mesogona – Metalepsis – Metecia – Metopoplacis – Micragrotis – Micraxylia – Mudaria – Naenia – Nekrasovia – Neoparadigma – Netrocerocora – Neurois – Noctua – Noctubourgognea – Nyssocnemis – Ochropleura – Onychagrotis – Opigena – Oxytrypia – Pachnobia – Pachyagrotis – Pachycoa – Palaeagrotis – Palaeamathes – Parabarrovia – Paradiarsia – Paradigma – Paramathes – Paraxestia – Pareuxoa – Pareuxoina – Parexarnis – Peridroma – Perissandria – Petrowskya – Phaenagrotis – Polia (Noctuinae) – Praina – Pronoctua – Propatria – Proragrotis – Proteuxoa – Protexarnis – Protogygia – Protolampra – Psaphara – Psectraxylia – Pseudoleucania – Pseudorthosia – Pseudoseptis – Pseudoxestia – Rhizagrotis – Rhyacia – Rhynchagrotis – Richia – Ryacia – Schachowskoya – Sclereuxoa – Scotogramma – Setagrotis – Sineugraphe – Spaelotis – Spinipalpa – Standfussiana – Stilbotis – Subnoctua – Synclerostola – Tamseuxoa – Tandilia – Tisagronia – Tricheurois – Trichophotia – Trichosilia – Trichosternum – Tripseuxoa – Turacina – Uollega – Vulcanica – Xenophysa – Xestia – Xylina
Name

Noctuinae Latreille, 1809
Synonyms

Agrotinae Rambur, 1848
Austrandesiinae Angulo & Olivares, 1990
Peridrominae Beck, 1996
Axyliinae Fibiger & Lafontaine, 2005

References

Chen, Y.X. 1994: Four new species of Noctuidae from China (Lepidoptera). Acta Entomologica Sinica 37(2): 215–217. Full article: [1].
Fibiger, M.; Lafontaine, J.D. 2005: A review of the higher classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) with special reference to the Holarctic fauna. Esperiana, 11: 7–92.
Lafontaine, J.D. & Fibiger, M. 2006. Revised higher classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera). Canadian entomologist 138(5): 610–635. DOI: 10.4039/n06-012 Reference page.
Lafontaine, J.D. & Schmidt, B.C. 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. Zookeys 40: 1–239. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.40.414 Reference page.
Pinker, R., 1983: Sineugraphe Brsn. carvalhoi n.sp. (Lep., Noctuidae). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft der österreichischen Entomologen, 35: 3–9. Full article: [2].
Saldaitis, A. & Gyulai, P. 2016. A new Paramathes Boursin, 1954 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) species from China. Zootaxa 4173(6): 596–600. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4173.6.7. Reference page.
Varga, Z., Ronkay, G., Gyulai, P., Kiss, Á & Ronkay, L.A. 2020. The Witt Catalogue, Volume 11: A Taxonomic Atlas of the Eurasian and North African Noctuoidea Noctuinae III: Poliina. Reference page.
Zilli, A. , L.Ronkay & M. Fibiger, 2005: Apameini Noctuidae Europaea Volume 8: 323 pp.

The Noctuinae are a subfamily of the family Noctuidae, and is composed of moths. The larvae of many species feed on roots or stems of various grasses. Some are generalist feeders which makes them potential pests.

Noctuid systematics is in a state of flux; the list of tribes is provisional and other groups now considered more distinct (e.g. Hadeninae) were formerly included here. Likewise, the validity of the tribe Xestiini is doubtful for example.
See also

List of Noctuinae genera

References

Keegan, Kevin; Rota, Jadranka; Zahiri, Reza; Zilli, Alberto; et al. (2021). "Toward a Stable Global Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) Taxonomy". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 5 (3). doi:10.1093/isd/ixab005.

"Noctuinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

McLeod, Robin (July 3, 2012). "Subfamily Noctuinae - Cutworm or Dart Moths". BugGuide. Retrieved June 30, 2019.