''Ichneutica'' is a genus of cutworm or dart moths in the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...

. The genus is found in

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and surrounding islands. There are more than 80 described species in ''Ichneutica'', the largest known genus of Lepidoptera in New Zealand. In 2019 this genus was revised and greatly expanded with the genera ''Graphania'' Hampson, 1905, ''Tmetolophota'' Hampson, 1905 and ''Dipaustica'' Meyrick, 1912 all subsumed within it.

Species

These species belong to the genus ''Ichneutica'': * '' Ichneutica acontistis'' (Meyrick, 1887) * '' Ichneutica agorastis'' (Meyrick, 1887) * '' Ichneutica alopa'' (Meyrick, 1887) * '' Ichneutica arotis'' (Meyrick, 1887) * '' Ichneutica atristriga'' (Walker, 1865) * '' Ichneutica averilla'' (Hudson, 1921) * '' Ichneutica barbara'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica blenheimensis'' (Fereday, 1883) * '' Ichneutica bromias'' (Meyrick, 1902) * '' Ichneutica brunneosa'' (Fox, 1970) * '' Ichneutica cana'' Howes, 1914 * '' Ichneutica ceraunias'' Meyrick, 1887 * '' Ichneutica chlorodonta'' (Hampson, 1911) * ''

Ichneutica chryserythra ''Ichneutica chryserythra'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Living specimens have distinctive violet red coloured forewings but can be distinguished from the similar species '' Ichneutica marmorata'' as it lacks the dark edge markings of the ...

'' (Hampson, 1905) * '' Ichneutica cornuta'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica cuneata'' (Philpott, 1916) * '' Ichneutica dione'' Hudson, 1898 * '' Ichneutica disjungens'' (Walker, 1858) * '' Ichneutica dundastica'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica emmersonorum'' Hoare, 2019 * ''

Ichneutica epiastra ''Ichneutica epiastra'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and is found throughout the North Island, North, South Island, South and Stewart Island / Rakiura, Stewart Islands. This species prefers open habit ...

'' (Meyrick, 1911) * ''

Ichneutica erebia ''Ichneutica erebia'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is found on Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, Campbell Island and the Auckland Islands. Adults of this species are on the wing from August to Janu ...

'' (Hudson, 1909) * ''

Ichneutica eris ''Ichneutica eris'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It is found in alpine habitat in the South Island and is on the wing from November to February. The species is attracted to light. Taxonomy This species wa ...

'' Hoare, 2019 * ''

Ichneutica falsidica ''Ichneutica falsidica'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is endemic to New Zealand and is widespread in the South Island but can only be found in the Tararua Range and Mount Taranaki in the North Island. This species is similar l ...

'' (Meyrick, 1911) * ''

Ichneutica fenwicki ''Ichneutica fenwicki'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand and is found in the southern parts of the South Island and on Stewart Island / Rakiura, Stewart Island. It is a distinctively coloured mo ...

'' (Philpott, 1921) * ''

Ichneutica fibriata ''Ichneutica fibriata'' is a moth in the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. Specimens of this moth were first collected by Frederick Giles Gibbs. The species is similar in appearance to other species in the Ichneutica genus particu ...

'' (Meyrick, 1913) * ''

Ichneutica haedifrontella ''Ichneutica haedifrontella'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. This species is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. It is only known from scattered areas in the North and South Islands. In the North Island it has only been collected in the Pouaka ...

'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica hartii'' (Howes, 1914) * '' Ichneutica infensa'' (Walker, 1857) * '' Ichneutica inscripta'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica insignis'' (Walker, 1865) * '' Ichneutica lignana'' (Walker, 1857) * '' Ichneutica lindsayorum'' (Dugdale, 1988) * '' Ichneutica lissoxyla'' (Meyrick, 1911) * '' Ichneutica lithias'' (Meyrick, 1887) * '' Ichneutica lyfordi'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica marmorata'' (Hudson, 1924) * ''

Ichneutica maya ''Ichneutica maya'' (also known as the alpine treasure owlet) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is Endemism, endemic to New Zealand. It is found in the mountains in southern half of the North Island and in the South Island. ''I. maya'' is a ...

'' (Hudson, 1898) * ''

Ichneutica micrastra ''Ichneutica micrastra'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand. This species has been found only in the North Island and has been collected in the Northland, Auckland, Whanganui and Wellington regions. The preferred hab ...

'' (Meyrick, 1897) * '' Ichneutica moderata'' (Walker, 1865) * '' Ichneutica mollis'' (Howes, 1908) * '' Ichneutica morosa'' (Butler, 1880) * '' Ichneutica mustulenta'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica mutans'' (Walker, 1857) * '' Ichneutica naufraga'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica nobilia'' (Howes, 1946) * '' Ichneutica notata'' Salmon, 1946 * '' Ichneutica nullifera'' (Walker, 1857) * '' Ichneutica olivea'' (Watt, 1916) * '' Ichneutica oliveri'' (Hampson, 1911) * '' Ichneutica omicron'' (Hudson, 1898) * '' Ichneutica omoplaca'' (Meyrick, 1887) * '' Ichneutica pagaia'' (Hudson, 1909) * '' Ichneutica panda'' (Philpott, 1920) * '' Ichneutica paracausta'' (Meyrick, 1887) * '' Ichneutica paraxysta'' (Meyrick, 1929) * '' Ichneutica pelanodes'' (Meyrick, 1931) * '' Ichneutica peridotea'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica petrograpta'' (Meyrick, 1929) * '' Ichneutica phaula'' (Meyrick, 1887) * '' Ichneutica plena'' (Walker, 1865) * '' Ichneutica prismatica'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica propria'' (Walker, 1856) * '' Ichneutica purdii'' (Fereday, 1883) * '' Ichneutica rubescens'' (Butler, 1879) * '' Ichneutica rufistriga'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica sapiens'' (Meyrick, 1929) * ''

Ichneutica schistella ''Ichneutica'' is a genus of cutworm or dart moths in the family Noctuidae. The genus is found in New Zealand and surrounding islands. There are more than 80 described species in ''Ichneutica'', the largest known genus of Lepidoptera in New Zea ...

'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica scutata'' (Meyrick, 1929) * '' Ichneutica seducta'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica semivittata'' (Walker, 1865) * '' Ichneutica sericata'' (Howes, 1945) * '' Ichneutica similis'' (Philpott, 1924) * '' Ichneutica sistens'' (Guenée, 1868) * '' Ichneutica skelloni'' (Butler, 1880) * '' Ichneutica sollennis'' (Meyrick, 1914) * '' Ichneutica steropastis'' (Meyrick, 1887) * '' Ichneutica stulta'' (Philpott, 1905) * '' Ichneutica subcyprea'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica sulcana'' (Fereday, 1880) * '' Ichneutica supersulcana'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica thalassarche'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica theobroma'' Hoare, 2019 * '' Ichneutica toroneura'' (Meyrick, 1901) * '' Ichneutica unica'' (Walker, 1856) * ''

Ichneutica ustistriga ''Ichneutica ustistriga'', also known as the ''large grey owlet'', is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and can be found from the Three Kings Islands to Stewart Island. This species lives in a wide variety of habitats ...

'' (Walker, 1857) * '' Ichneutica virescens'' (Butler, 1879)

References

Noctuinae Noctuoidea genera {{noctuinae-stub