Mormo (moth)
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''Mormo '' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of 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 ...
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Species

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Mormo cyanea ''Mormo cyanea'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of J ...
'' Sugi, 1982 * ''
Mormo maura ''Mormo maura'', the old lady or black underwing, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was Species description, first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 10th edition of his 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Systema Naturae. It ...
'' – Old Lady, Black Underwing * ''
Mormo muscivirens Mormo (, ''Mormō'') was a female spirit in Greek folklore, whose name was invoked by mothers and nurses to frighten children to keep them from misbehaving. The term mormolyce (; pl. ''mormolykeia'' ), also spelt mormolyceum ( ''mormolukeîon'' ...
'' Butler, 1878 * ''
Mormo nyctichroa Mormo (, ''Mormō'') was a female spirit in Greek folklore, whose name was invoked by mothers and nurses to frighten children to keep them from misbehaving. The term mormolyce (; pl. ''mormolykeia'' ), also spelt mormolyceum ( ''mormolukeîon'' ...
'' (Hampson, 1908) * ''
Mormo olivescaria ''Mormo olivescaria'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Jaintia hills in the Meghalaya state of India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies ...
'' (Swinhoe, 1897) * ''
Mormo phaeochroa Mormo (, ''Mormō'') was a female spirit in Greek folklore, whose name was invoked by mothers and nurses to frighten children to keep them from misbehaving. The term mormolyce (; pl. ''mormolykeia'' ), also spelt mormolyceum ( ''mormolukeîon'' ...
'' (Hampson, 1908) * ''
Mormo venata ''Mormo venata'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the western parts of China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion ...
'' (Hampson, 1908)


References


Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Hadeninae {{Hadeninae-stub