Plusiinae is a smallish (for noctuid standards)
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zo ...
of the
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 ...
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
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 ...
. As the Noctuidae appear to be a
paraphyletic
Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages. The grouping is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In co ...
assemblage, the Plusiinae may eventually be raised to family status (Weller ''et al.'' 1994).
Comparison of Eurasian species
Image:Autographa aemula.jpg, '' Autographa aemula''
Image:Autographa bractea.jpg, '' Autographa bractea''
Image:Autographa excelsa 01.jpg, '' Autographa excelsa''
Image:Autographa gamma.o1.jpg, '' Autographa gamma''
Image:Autographa mandarina 1.jpg, '' Autographa mandarina''
Image:Autographa macrogamma 01.JPG, '' Autographa macrogamma''
Image:Autographa nigrisigna.jpg, '' Autographa nigrisigna''
Image:Autographa buraetica 01.jpg, '' Autographa buraetica''
Image:Autographa pulchrina.jpg, '' Autographa pulchrina''
Image:Autographa jota.jpg, '' Autographa jota''
Image:Ctenoplusia limbirena.jpg, '' Ctenoplusia limbirena''
Image:Euchalcia taurica.jpg, '' Euchalcia taurica''
Image:Euchalcia consona.jpg, '' Euchalcia consona''
Image:Euchalcia siderifera.JPG, '' Euchalcia siderifera''
Image:Euchalcia variabilis.jpg, '' Euchalcia variabilis''
Image:Euchalcia modestoides.jpg, '' Euchalcia modestoides''
Image:Syngrapha hochenwarthi.jpg, '' Syngrapha hochenwarthi''
Image:Syngrapha microgamma.jpg, '' Syngrapha microgamma''
Image:Syngrapha devergens.jpg, '' Syngrapha devergens''
Image:Syngrapha ain.jpg, '' Syngrapha ain''
Image:Syngrapha diasema 1.jpg, '' Syngrapha diasema''
Image:Syngrapha parilis 01.jpg, '' Syngrapha parilis''
Image:Syngrapha interrogationis.jpg, '' Syngrapha interrogationis''
Image:Antoculeora ornatissima.jpg, '' Antoculeora ornatissima''
Image:Plusia festucae 01.JPG, '' Plusia festucae''
Image:Polychrysia moneta 01.JPG, '' Polychrysia moneta''
Image:Polychrysia esmeralda.jpg, '' Polychrysia esmeralda''
Image:Plusidia cheiranthi.jpg, '' Plusidia cheiranthi''
Image:M.confusa.jpg, '' Macdunnoughia confusa''
Image:Macdunnoughia purissima.jpg, '' Macdunnoughia purissima''
Image:Cornutiplusia circumflexa.jpg, '' Cornutiplusia circumflexa''
Image:Chrysodeixis chalcites.JPG, '' Chrysodeixis chalcites''
Image:Panchrysia ornata.jpg, '' Panchrysia ornata''
Image:Panchrysia v-argenteum.jpg, '' Panchrysia v-argenteum''
Image:Panchrysia aurea.jpg, '' Panchrysia aurea''
Image:Panchrysia dives.jpg, '' Panchrysia dives''
Image:Lamprotes c-aureum.jpg, '' Lamprotes c-aureum''
Image:Lamprotes mikadina.jpg, '' Lamprotes mikadina''
Image:Diachrysia leonina.jpg, '' Diachrysia leonina''
Image:Diacrysia chryson.jpg, '' Diachrysia chryson''
Image:Diachrysia chrysitis 0001.JPG, '' Diachrysia chrysitis''
Image:Diachrysia tutti.jpg, '' Diachrysia stenochrysis''
Image:Diachrysia zosimi.jpg, '' Diachrysia zosimi''
Image:Thysanoplusia_orichalcea 01.JPG, '' Thysanoplusia orichalcea''
Image:Thysanoplusia daubei.JPG, ''Thysanoplusia daubei
''Thysanoplusia daubei'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North and East Africa, Southern Europe, Arabia, Turkey, Southern Iran to the Himalayas, India, Indochina, China, Japan and Taiwan.
Description
The wingspan of the moths i ...
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Image:Trichoplusia ni.01.jpg, '' Trichoplusia ni''
References
* (1994): Phylogeny of noctuoid moths and the utility of combining independent nuclear and mitochondrial genes. ''Systematic Biology'' 43: 194–211.
External links
Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms:Plusiinae. Version of 2007-MAR-15. Retrieved 2007-JUN-03.
Noctuidae
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