Mamestra suasa

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Common Names

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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 .

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Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,500 meters (0 to 8,202 feet).[2]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Provisionally Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Beccaloni G.

Similar Species

Members of the genus Mamestra

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 168 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

M. adjuncta · M. agnata · M. albidilinea · M. albimacula · M. aliena · M. andalusica · M. anguina · M. antonito · M. approximata · M. arietis · M. artesta · M. assimilis · M. atlantica · M. basiplaga · M. beanii · M. bicolorata · M. bisulca · M. blenna (Cabbage Moth) · M. brachiolum · M. brassicae · M. brassicae(Linnaeus · M. canescens · M. carancahua · M. catephioides · M. chartaria · M. chunka · M. cinerascens · M. circumcincta · M. circumvadis · M. clausa · M. comis · M. concolor · M. configurata (Bertha Armyworm) · M. confluens · M. contigua (Beautiful Brocade) · M. crista · M. crotchii · M. cuneata · M. curialis (Mamestra Curialis) · M. davena · M. decolorata · M. defessa · M. denscanis · M. dentata · M. desperata · M. determinata · M. dictyota · M. diffluens · M. discalis · M. dissimilis · M. distincta · M. dodii · M. dubitans · M. dysodea · M. ectrapela · M. ectypa · M. elsinora · M. errata · M. extincta · M. farnhami · M. florida · M. freyi · M. fuscolimbata · M. fuscolutea · M. gatei · M. glaciata · M. glauca · M. gnata · M. goodelli · M. granti · M. hadeniformis · M. illaudabilis · M. immiscens · M. impulsa · M. incincta · M. incurva · M. invalida · M. juncta · M. laeta · M. lamptera · M. lepidula · M. leucogramma · M. leucographa · M. lilacina · M. liquida · M. longiclava · M. lunolacta · M. lutina · M. mania · M. marilopterix · M. marinitincta · M. meridiana · M. minorata · M. mixtura · M. montara · M. mutata · M. mutilata · M. naevia · M. nevadae · M. nipana

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Further Reading

• Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 73.
• Die Pflanzenfeinde aus der Klasse der Insekten. Ein nach Pflanzenfamilien geordnetes Handbuch sämmtlicher auf den einheimischen Pflanzen bisher beobachteten Insekten zum Gebrauch für Entomologen, Insektensammler, Botaniker, Land- und Forstwirthe un von J. Stuttgart, J. Hoffmann, 1874. GER url p. 124, p. 128, p. 32, p. 393, p. 499, p. 503, p. 506, p. 510, p. 517, p. 711.
• Entomological news, and proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia[Entomological Rooms of the Academy of Natural Sciences] ENG url p. 439.
• Histoire naturelle des lépidoptères ou papillons de France, par M. J.-B. Godart. Continuée par P.-A.-J. Duponchel. Paris: Méquignon-Marvis, Libraire-Éditeur, 1832-1842. FRE url p. 650.
• List of the specimens of the British animals in the collection of the British museum. London: Printed by order of the Trustees, 1845-55. ENG url p. 92, p. 92.
• Societas entomologica. Stuttgart [etc.]A. Kernan [etc.], 1886-1930. GER url p. 85, p. 94.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby FA, Roskov YR, Orrell TM, Nicolson D, Paglinawan LE, Bailly N, Kirk PM, Bourgoin T, van Hertum J, eds (2008). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist Taxonomic Classification. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 16, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 16, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1582975
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Lep-255642.0
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1658273

Footnotes

1. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/taxonomy?f=34&sci=Noctuidae&com=Owlet Moths, Miller Moths [back]
2. Mean = 760.010 meters (2,493.471 feet), Standard Deviation = 656.130 based on 2,528 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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