Common Names
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Common Names in Dutch:
Panteruiltje
Common Names in English:
Spotted Sulphur
Description
Family Noctuidae
'The Noctuids are members
of the Superfamily
Noctuoidea. Worldwide in distribution, this family
is the largest in the Lepidoptera and has approximately 20,000 species. About 2,900 of these are found in North America, and there is wide variation
in appearance
and behavior. Most moths are gray to brown in color and have line
or spots on their wings. Some species are brightly colored
. They are small to large in size, and most species are medium-sized with wingspans 2 - 4.5 cm. When at rest, adults
of most species hold their wings above their bodies like a roof. Noctuids are typically nocturnal
, though some species are diurnal
. Most larvae feed
on plant foliage
, dead leaves, lichens, and fungi; many are serious forest
pests. Some species are leaf miners, others are stem- or leaf-borers, and still others feed at night on plant shoots. Noctuid moths pupate in cells
in soil, in plant cavities, or in silk
cocoons
.
'[1]
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).[2]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
()
- Superorder:
Amphiesmenoptera
()
- Order:
Lepidoptera
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- Butterflies and Moths
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
()
- Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
()
- Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Heteroneura
(
- Order:
Lepidoptera
(
- Superorder:
Amphiesmenoptera
(
- Cohort:
Myoglossata
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
Members of the genus Emmelia
There are approximately 2 species in this genus:
E. trabealis (Spotted Sulphur) · E. viridisquama
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Further Reading
- Acta Soc. pro Fauna et Flora Fennica. Helsinki, Societas. ENG url p. 144.
- Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. Wien, Naturhistorisches Museum [etc.] GER url p. 308, p. 310, p. 342.
- Annales de la Société entomologique de France. Paris: La Société, FRE url p. 48.
- Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. Berlin: Berliner Entomologischer Verein, 1857-1913. GER url p. 115, p. 20.
- Bollettino della Società entomologica italiana. Genova: Fratelli Pagano - Tipografi Editori, 1869- ITA url p. 187.
- Das Insektenleben Österreichs; mit einem Anhand über Gallen und ahnliche Pflanzenverustaltungen samt deren Erzeuger. Ein Handbuch und Wegweiser für Naturfreunde jeder Art. Wien: Hölder-Pichler-Tempsky, 1922. GER url p. 138.
- Die Schmetterlinge Deutschlands mit besonderer Berücksichtigung ihrer Biologie, von Dr. Karl Eckstein Stuttgart, K.G. Lutz' Verlag[1913]-33. GER url p. 75.
- Entomologische litteraturblätter, Repertorium der neuesten arbeiten auf dem gesammtgebiet der entomologie. Berlin. GER url p. 46.
- Jahresbericht über das Gebiet der Pflanzenkrankheiten. Berlin: P. Parey, 1907-1917. GER url p. 440.
- Just's botanischer jahresbericht. Systematisch geordnetes repertorium der botanischen literatur aller länder. Berlin, Gebr. Borntraeger, 1874-98; GER url p. 715.
- Meddelanden af Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica. Helsingfors[Societas pro Fauna et Flora Fennica] SWE url p. 12.
- Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse. Wien: K.-K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei in Kommission bei A. Hölder, GER url p. 267, p. 785.
- The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. [s.l., s.n.] ENG url p. 236.
- The Entomologist. London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., [1877- ENG url p. 210, p. 220, p. 46.
Notes
Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 14, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 14, 2007:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2980433
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13787334
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 631171
Footnotes
- http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
- Mean = 487.250 meters (1,598.589 feet), Standard Deviation = 445.120 based on 999 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
