Owlet Moths and Allies
Noctuoidea
Noctuoidea is the superfamily of noctuid (Latin "night owl") or "owlet" moths, and has more than 70000 described species, the largest number of for any Lepidopteran superfamily. Its classification has not yet reached a satisfactory or stable state. Since the end of the 20th century, increasing availability of molecular phylogenetic data for this hugely successful radiation has led to several competing proposals for a taxonomic arrangement that correctly represents the relationships between the major lineages.
7 branches of this superfamily, most-observed first
Underwing, Tiger, Tussock, and Allied Moths
familyErebidae
Cutworm Moths and Allies
familyNoctuidae
Prominent Moths
familyNotodontidae
Tufted Moths
familyNolidae
Euteliid Moths
familyEuteliidae
Oenosandrid Moths
familyOenosandridae
Scranciidae
familyScranciidae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47607.