''Polychrysia'' 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 ...
. More commonly known as owlet moths.
Distribution
Polychrysia can be found in Russia, Canada, USA, Europe, and East Asia.
Species
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Polychrysia aurata
''Polychrysia aurata'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Japan, Russia (including Siberia) and recently also China.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to t ...
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Staudinger, 1888
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Polychrysia esmeralda
''Polychrysia esmeralda'', the delphinium leaftier (from Ancient Greek πολύς 'polus''= "many", and χρυσός 'khrusos''= "gold"), is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was originally described by Charles Oberthür in 1880. I ...
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Oberthür, 1880
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Polychrysia hampsoni
''Polychrysia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. More commonly known as owlet moths.
Distribution
Polychrysia can be found in Russia, Canada, USA, Europe, and East Asia.
Species
* ''Polychrysia aurata'' Staudinger, 1888
* ''Polychry ...
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Leech, 1900
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Polychrysia imperatrix''
Draudt, 1950
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Polychrysia marmorea''
Ronkay, 1986
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Polychrysia moneta
''Polychrysia moneta'', the golden plusia, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm (Europe, Asia Minor, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus, and northwest Iran).
Technical description and variation
The wingspan ...
'' – Golden Plusia
Fabricius, 1787
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Polychrysia morigera''
H. Edwards, 1886
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Polychrysia sica
''Polychrysia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. More commonly known as owlet moths.
Distribution
Polychrysia can be found in Russia, Canada, USA, Europe, and East Asia.
Species
* '' Polychrysia aurata'' Staudinger, 1888
* '' Polych ...
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Graeser, 1890
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Polychrysia splendida''
Butler, 1878
References
External links
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Plusiinae
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