About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Arctiidae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Gypsy moth, List of arctiid genera: A-M, List of arctiid genera: N-Z, Orgyia antiqua, Calpinae, Lithosiinae, Hadeninae, Oak Processionary, Orgyia leucostigma, Brown-tail, Amphipyra, Agaristinae, Catocalinae, Plusiinae, Coxcomb Prominent, Yellow-tail, Buff-tip, Ctenuchinae, Pine Processionary, Acontiinae, Poplar Kitten, Rough Prominent, Common Footman, Hypeninae, Doidae, Herminiinae, Notodontinae, Painted apple moth, Western tussock moth, Rahona, Ptilodoninae, Oenosandridae, Pygaerinae, Pantheidae, Episcea, Eloria noyesi. Excerpt: The large moth family Arctiidae contains the following genera: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Noctuoidea is the superfamily of noctuid (Latin "night owl") or "owlet" moths, and has the largest number of species described for any Lepidopteran superfamily. Its classification has not yet reached a satisfactory or stable state. The most recent classifications include only four families in the superfamily; Noctuidae, Oenosandridae, Doidae, and Notodontidae. The remaining four families listed here are presently all considered subfamilies within Noctuidae. There are several recent studies suggesting a radical change in the traditional family level classification. Recent works in redifining the families within the Noctuoidea has been carried out by Kitching (1984), Poole (1995), Kitching and Rawlins, Speidel et al. (1996), Mitchell et al. (1997, 2000, 2006), Fibiger and Lafontaine (2005), Lafontaine and Fibiger (2006) and Zahiri et al. (2010). The Noctuoidea can be divided into two broad groups, those with a trifid forewing venation (Oenosandridae, Notodontidae and Doidae), and those with a quadrifid forewing venation (e.g., Arctiidae, Lymantriidae, Nolidae, Noctuidae). What has emerged from these...
