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Noctuidae

Index Noctuidae

The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, is the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of its clades are constantly changing, along with the other families of Noctuoidea. [1]

112 relations: Abrostolini, Acari, Acontiinae, Acronictinae, Adult, Agaristinae, Alastria, Amphipoea oculea, Amphipyra, Antarctic, Apameini, Aposematism, Arctic Circle, Arctiinae (moth), Argyrogrammatini, Azeliinae, Azeniina, Bagisara, Baorisa hieroglyphica, Bryophilinae, Cabbage moth, Calpinae, Canada, Cannibalism, Caradrinini, Caryophyllaceae, Catocalinae, Cicuta virosa, Condicinae, Cucullia alfarata, Cuculliinae, Cutworm, Diloba, Dypterygia nicea, Egg, Epilitha, Erebidae, Eriopygini, Eucocytia, Europe, Eustrotiinae, Fabula (moth), Fall armyworm, Formic acid, Hadenini, Haliophyle niphadopa, Helicoverpa, Helicoverpa armigera, Heliothinae, Heliothis, ..., Herbivore, Honeydew (secretion), Lacanobia splendens, Lanatopyga, Large yellow underwing, Larva, Lenisa, Lepidoptera, Lesser yellow underwing, Lithophane querquera, Litoprosopus futilis, Little owl, Lychnis (moth), Lymantriinae, Metathorax, Mexico, Mimicry, Monophyly, Mud-puddling, Mutualism (biology), Nectarivore, Neoligia, Noctua (moth), Noctuinae, Noctuoidea, North America, Notodontidae, Oncocnemidinae, Orohadena, Orthomoia, Orthosiini, Panthea coenobita, Panthea furcilla, Pantheinae, Parasitism, Peridroma saucia, Pheromone, Pierre André Latreille, Plusiinae, Plusiini, Pollination, Predation, Protapamea, Proxenus (genus), Psaphidini, Pseudeustrotiini, Pseudluperina, Pupa, Pyrrolizidine alkaloid sequestration, Raphia (moth), Sensu, Setaceous Hebrew character, Stiriinae, Systematics, Trichosea champa, Triocnemidina, Tympanal organ, Ufeus, Voltinism, Xanthopastis timais, Xylenini, Yukon. Expand index (62 more) »

Abrostolini

The Abrostolini are a small tribe of moths in the Plusiinae subfamily, consisting of the genera Abrostola and Mouralia.

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Acari

Acari (or Acarina) are a taxon of arachnids that contains mites and ticks.

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Acontiinae

Acontiinae is a subfamily of moth family Noctuidae.

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Acronictinae

Acronictinae is a large subfamily of moths in the family Noctuidae.

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Adult

Biologically, an adult is a human or other organism that has reached sexual maturity.

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Agaristinae

Agaristinae is one of the larger subfamilies of moths in the family Noctuidae.

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Alastria

Alastria is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Amphipoea oculea

The Ear Moth (Amphipoea oculea) is a moth of the Noctuidae family.

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Amphipyra

Amphipyra is a genus of moths.

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Antarctic

The Antarctic (US English, UK English or and or) is a polar region around the Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole.

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Apameini

The Apameini are a mid-sized tribe of moths in the Hadeninae subfamily.

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Aposematism

Aposematism (from Greek ἀπό apo away, σῆμα sema sign) is a term coined by Edward Bagnall PoultonPoulton, 1890.

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Arctic Circle

The Arctic Circle is the most northerly of the five major circles of latitude as shown on maps of Earth.

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Arctiinae (moth)

The Arctiinae (formerly called the Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths, with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.

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Argyrogrammatini

The Argyrogrammatini are a tribe of moths in the subfamily Plusiinae, consisting of fifteen genera.

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Azeliinae

The subfamily Azeliinae is within the Diptera family Muscidae.

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Azeniina

Azeniina is a subtribe of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae.

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Bagisara

Bagisara is a genus of moths of the monotypic subfamily Bagisarinae of the Noctuidae family.

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Baorisa hieroglyphica

Baorisa hieroglyphica is a moth of the Noctuidae family.

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Bryophilinae

Bryophilinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Noctuidae.

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Cabbage moth

Note: the small white species of butterfly is commonly called a "cabbage moth" in North America. Mamestra brassicae, or the cabbage moth, is primarily known as a pest that is responsible for severe crop damage of a wide variety of plants species.

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Calpinae

The Calpinae are a subfamily of moths in the Erebidae family.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Cannibalism

Cannibalism is the act of one individual of a species consuming all or part of another individual of the same species as food.

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Caradrinini

The Caradrinini are a mid-sized tribe of moths in the Hadeninae subfamily.

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Caryophyllaceae

Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants.

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Catocalinae

The Catocalinae are a subfamily of noctuoid moths, placed in family Noctuidae.

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Cicuta virosa

Cicuta virosa, the cowbane or northern water hemlock, is a species of Cicuta, native to northern and central Europe, northern Asia and northwestern North America.

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Condicinae

Condicinae is a subfamily of moths in the family Noctuidae, consisting of four genera, Condica, Ogdoconta, Perigea, and Platysenta.

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Cucullia alfarata

Cucullia alfarata, the camphorweed cucullium, is a species of owlet moth in the family Noctuidae.

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Cuculliinae

Cuculliinae is one of the larger subfamilies of moths in the family Noctuidae.

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Cutworm

Cutworms are moth larvae that hide under litter or soil during the day, coming out in the dark to feed on plants.

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Diloba

Diloba is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Dypterygia nicea

Dypterygia nicea is a moth of the Noctuidae family.

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Egg

An egg is the organic vessel containing the zygote in which an animal embryo develops until it can survive on its own; at which point the animal hatches.

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Epilitha

Epilitha is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Erebidae

The Erebidae are a family of moths in the Noctuoidea superfamily.

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Eriopygini

The Eriopygini are a small-sized tribe of moths in the Noctuinae subfamily.

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Eucocytia

Eucocytia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Eustrotiinae

The Eustrotiinae are a subfamily of moths, under family Noctuidae.

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Fabula (moth)

Fabula is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Fall armyworm

The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a species in the order of Lepidoptera and is the larval life stage of a fall armyworm moth.

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Formic acid

Formic acid, systematically named methanoic acid, is the simplest carboxylic acid.

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Hadenini

The Hadenini are a mid-sized tribe of moths in the Hadeninae subfamily.

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Haliophyle niphadopa

Haliophyle niphadopa is a moth of the Noctuidae family.

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Helicoverpa

Helicoverpa is a genus of moth in the family Noctuidae.

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Helicoverpa armigera

The cotton bollworm, corn earworm, or Old World (African) bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) (also known as the scarce bordered straw in the UK, where it is a migrant) is a moth, the larvae of which feed on a wide range of plants, including many important cultivated crops.

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Heliothinae

Heliothinae is a small subfamily of moths in the family Noctuidae.

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Heliothis

Heliothis is a genus of moths, whose larvae are agricultural pests on crop species such as tobacco, cotton, soybean and pigeon pea.

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Herbivore

A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage, for the main component of its diet.

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Honeydew (secretion)

Honeydew is a sugar-rich sticky liquid, secreted by aphids and some scale insects as they feed on plant sap.

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Lacanobia splendens

Lacanobia splendens, the splendid brocade, is a moth of the Noctuoidea family.

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Lanatopyga

Lanatopyga is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Large yellow underwing

The large yellow underwing (Noctua pronuba) is a moth, the type species for the family Noctuidae.

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Larva

A larva (plural: larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults.

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Lenisa

Lenisa is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family, it consists of only one species Lenisa geminipuncta, but most authors place it in the Archanara genus, as Archanara geminipuncta.

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Lepidoptera

Lepidoptera is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans).

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Lesser yellow underwing

The lesser yellow underwing (Noctua comes) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

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Lithophane querquera

Lithophane querquera, the shivering pinion, is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.

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Litoprosopus futilis

Litoprosopus futilis, known generally as the palmetto borer moth or cabbage palm caterpillar, is a species of owlet moth in the family Noctuidae.

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Little owl

The little owl (Athene noctua) is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa.

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Lychnis (moth)

The lychnis (Hadena bicruris) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

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Lymantriinae

The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the Erebidae family.

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Metathorax

The metathorax is the posterior of the three segments in the thorax of an insect, and bears the third pair of legs.

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Mexico

Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.

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Mimicry

In evolutionary biology, mimicry is a similarity of one organism, usually an animal, to another that has evolved because the resemblance is selectively favoured by the behaviour of a shared signal receiver that can respond to both.

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Monophyly

In cladistics, a monophyletic group, or clade, is a group of organisms that consists of all the descendants of a common ancestor.

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Mud-puddling

Mud-puddling, or simply puddling, is a behaviour most conspicuous in butterflies, but occurs in other animals as well, mainly insects; they seek out certain moist substances such as rotting plant matter, mud and carrion and they suck up the fluid.

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Mutualism (biology)

Mutualism or interspecific cooperation is the way two organisms of different species exist in a relationship in which each individual benefits from the activity of the other.

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Nectarivore

In zoology, a nectarivore is an animal which derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of the sugar-rich nectar produced by flowering plants.

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Neoligia

Neoligia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Noctua (moth)

Noctua (Latin for "little owl") is a genus of moths.

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Noctuinae

The Noctuinae are a subfamily of the family Noctuidae.

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Noctuoidea

Noctuoidea is the superfamily of noctuid (Latin "night owl") or "owlet" moths, and has more than 70000 described species, the largest number of for any Lepidopteran superfamily.

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North America

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere; it is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas.

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Notodontidae

Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species.

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Oncocnemidinae

Oncocnemidinae is a subfamily of moths which belong to the large moth family (Noctuidae).

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Orohadena

Orohadena is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Orthomoia

Orthomoia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Orthosiini

The Orthosiini are a mid-sized tribe of noctuid moths in the subfamily Hadeninae.

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Panthea coenobita

Panthea coenobita is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae.

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Panthea furcilla

Panthea furcilla (tufted white pine caterpillar or eastern panthea) is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae.

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Pantheinae

Pantheinae is a small subfamily of moth family Noctuidae.

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Parasitism

In evolutionary biology, parasitism is a relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or in another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life.

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Peridroma saucia

Peridroma saucia, the pearly underwing or variegated cutworm, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae.

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Pheromone

A pheromone (from Ancient Greek φέρω phero "to bear" and hormone, from Ancient Greek ὁρμή "impetus") is a secreted or excreted chemical factor that triggers a social response in members of the same species.

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Pierre André Latreille

Pierre André Latreille (29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods.

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Plusiinae

Plusiinae is a smallish (for noctuid standards) subfamily of the moth family Noctuidae.

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Plusiini

The Plusiini are the largest tribe of moths in the Plusiinae subfamily.

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Pollination

Pollination is the transfer of pollen from a male part of a plant to a female part of a plant, enabling later fertilisation and the production of seeds, most often by an animal or by wind.

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where a predator (a hunting animal) kills and eats its prey (the organism that is attacked).

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Protapamea

Protapamea is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Proxenus (genus)

Proxenus is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Psaphidini

Psaphidini is a tribe of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae.

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Pseudeustrotiini

Pseudeustrotiini is a tribe of cutworm or dart moths in the family Noctuidae.

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Pseudluperina

Pseudluperina is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Pupa

A pupa (pūpa, "doll"; plural: pūpae) is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages.

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Pyrrolizidine alkaloid sequestration

Pyrrolizidine alkaloid sequestration by insects is done for defense and mating purposes.

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Raphia (moth)

Raphia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Sensu

Sensu is a Latin word meaning "in the sense of".

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Setaceous Hebrew character

The setaceous Hebrew character (Xestia c-nigrum) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

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Stiriinae

Stiriinae is a subfamily of moths of the Noctuidae family.

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Systematics

Biological systematics is the study of the diversification of living forms, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time.

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Trichosea champa

Trichosea champa is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

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Triocnemidina

Triocnemidina is a subtribe of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae.

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Tympanal organ

A tympanal organ is a hearing organ in insects, consisting of a membrane (tympanum) stretched across a frame backed by an air sac and associated sensory neurons.

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Ufeus

Ufeus is a genus of moths of the monotypic subfamily Ufeinae of the Noctuidae family.

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Voltinism

Voltinism is a term used in biology to indicate the number of broods or generations of an organism in a year.

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Xanthopastis timais

The Spanish moth or convict caterpillar (Xanthopastis timais) is a moth of the Noctuidae family.

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Xylenini

The Xylenini are a mid-sized tribe of moths in the Hadeninae subfamily.

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Yukon

Yukon (also commonly called the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three federal territories (the other two are the Northwest Territories and Nunavut).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noctuidae

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