''Plagiomimicus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the othe ...

. The genus was erected by

Augustus Radcliffe Grote Augustus Radcliffe Grote (February 7, 1841 – September 12, 1903) was a British entomologist who described over 1,000 species of butterflies and moths.Osborn, H. 1937. Fragments of Entomological History. Columbus, OH: Published by the author ...

in 1873.

Species

* '' Plagiomimicus astigmatosum'' (Dyar, 1921) * '' Plagiomimicus aureolum'' (H. Edwards, 1882) * ''

Plagiomimicus biundulalis ''Lineostriastiria biundulalis'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S ...

'' (Zeller, 1872) * ''

Plagiomimicus caesium ''Plagiomimicus caesium'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea ...

'' (Blanchard & Knudson, 1984) * ''

Plagiomimicus curiosum ''Plagiomimicus curiosum'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoide ...

'' (Neumoegen, 1884) * ''

Plagiomimicus dimidiata ''Plagiomimicus dimidiata'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoid ...

'' (Grote, 1877) * ''

Plagiomimicus expallidus ''Plagiomimicus expallidus'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoid ...

'' Grote, 1883 * '' Plagiomimicus hachita'' (Barnes, 1904) * ''

Plagiomimicus heitzmani ''Plagiomimicus heitzmani'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoid ...

'' Poole, 1995 * '' Plagiomimicus hilli'' (Barnes & Benjamin, 1923) * '' Plagiomimicus hutsoni'' (J.B. Smith, 1907) * '' Plagiomimicus kathyae'' Adams, 2009 * ''

Plagiomimicus manti ''Plagiomimicus manti'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It was first described by William Barnes William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest ...

'' (Barnes, 1904) * ''

Plagiomimicus mimica ''Plagiomimicus mimica'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea b ...

'' Poole, 1995 * ''

Plagiomimicus navia ''Plagiomimicus navia'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea be ...

'' (Harvey, 1875) (alternative spelling ''Plagiomimicus navium'') * ''

Plagiomimicus ochoa ''Plagiomimicus ochoa'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It was first described by William Barnes William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest ...

'' (Barnes, 1904) * '' Plagiomimicus olivalis'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1916) * ''

Plagiomimicus olvello ''Plagiomimicus olvello'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). It was first described by William Barnes William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, prie ...

'' (Barnes, 1907) * '' Plagiomimicus pityochromus'' Grote, 1873 * '' Plagiomimicus pyralina'' (Schaus, 1904) * ''

Plagiomimicus spumosum ''Plagiomimicus spumosum'', the frothy moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in North America, where it has a transcontinental range in the United States, north ...

'' (Grote, 1874) (syn: ''Plagiomimicus mavina'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1910)) * '' Plagiomimicus sexseriata'' (Grote, 1881) * ''

Plagiomimicus tepperi ''Plagiomimicus tepperi'' is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea ...

'' (Morrison, 1875) * '' Plagiomimicus triplagiatus'' J.B. Smith, 1890 * '' Plagiomimicus unicum'' (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)

References

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