Population, Fluctuations and Updating of Noctuid Moths (Lepidoptera) by Using A Light-trap at Aswan Governorate Egypt

Henaish, Mahmoud Yousef Hassan

doi:10.21608/jalexu.2023.193200.1119

Population, Fluctuations and Updating of Noctuid Moths (Lepidoptera) by Using A Light-trap at Aswan Governorate Egypt

Document Type : Research papers

Author

Mahmoud Yousef Hassan Henaish

Insect Classification Dept., Plant Protection Research Institute, ARC, Egypt.

10.21608/jalexu.2023.193200.1119

Abstract

Studies on the population size and fluctuations of noctuid moths (Lepidoptera) at Aswan governorate were undertaken by the use of a light trap throughout two successive years from August 2019 up to July 2021. Results obtained revealed 31 noctuid species within 16 genera. Catches of the noctuids showed significant variations in the number of moths in the two years. Large numbers were trapped during May up to September in the first year and during April up to October in the second one. The peak was during May in both years. The winter months demonstrated the lowest numbers of trapped moths. The species Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith), Noctua pronoba L. and Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) were the most abundant species with a total annual number of 1225, 1209, 1182 moths in the first year and 2304, 1433, 1747 moths in the second one, respectively.The species, Agrotis trux, Sesamia wiltshire and Trichoplusia daubei were the least abundant species.

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Economic entomology

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INTRODUCTION

Noctuid moths are considered as the most serious pests for a wide range of agriculture plants. Great attention has been given to the ecological studies on the family in many parts of the world and in Egypt. However, the knowledge on the population dynamics is rather fragment and not enough in Upper Egypt, particularly in Aswan. Using light traps, noctuid moths (Lepidoptera) in Aswan Governorate were examined for population trends and updates. All these studies were carried out by the use of light traps (Bassiony et al, 1997; El Kady et al, 1980; El Saadany and Rizk 1973a, b; El Saadany et al, 1978; Etman et al, 1990; Hanna, 1972; Hanna et al, 1968; and 1975; Hassanein et al; 1971; Hussein et al, 1986; Salem et al, 1989Zanaty et al, 1985; Hanna and Atries, 1968 and 1969; El- Saadany, 1973 a, b; Badr et al, 1985 a, b and 1987). Shaheen , 2013; Abdel Fattah and El-Torkey, 2017; Ragab, et al 2014; Lafontaine, and Schmidt 2010; Zahiri, et al (2013).

The family Noctuidae is cosmopolitan and can be found worldwide. For a very long period. It was thought to be the largest family of Lepidoptera and has approximately 20,000 species, but currently, it is the second largest family according to the most recent taxonomical studies, with about 1,089 genera and 11,772 species (Zhang, 2011). Additionally, many noctuid species are thought to be the most destructive pests to vegetables, destroying gardens, orchards, and crops every year (Capinera, 2008; Zahiri et al, 2012).

In Egypt, this family is represented by 320 species, of which, the caterpillars of the genus Spodoptera are among the most significant pests. They have been found in over 40 plant families, primarily dicotyledonous ones, and feed on a broad variety of plants. Four species of the genus Spodoptera are found in Egypt: S. exigua (beet army worm), S. frugiperda (fall army worm), S. cilium (grasslawn army worm), and S. littoralis (cotton leafworm).

The main objective of this study is to explore the fauna of lepidopterous moths of the family Noctuidae in Aswan Governorate and study the population fluctuation and abundance of the species, aiming to contribute some information to the available ecological knowledge.

MATRIALS AND METHODS

A traditional light-trap was placed in the farm of the Directorate of Agriculture in Aswan and was set up at a height of 3 meters above the ground and operated daily from sunset to sunrise for two successive years (2019/2020 – 2020/2021) starting from August, 2019 and ends in July, 2021. The farm was mostly planted with a variety of agricultural crops, vegetables, and fruit trees.

Captured insects were separated and sorted out into species. Noctuid moths of different species were identified, counted and recorded, then listed in alphabetical order according to genera and species. Data of monthly catches of each species were tabulated together with calculations of the total annual numbers and their percentage of abundance. Moths were identified and preserved in the insect classification Department, Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI) Agricultural Research Center (ARC) Egypt.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Data indicated by the light trap and presented in tables (1) and (2) show different noctuid species, their relative abundance and fluctuations through the two years of study.

Table:1 Total monthly catches of noctuid moths at Aswan location during 2019 -2020

No.		Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Des.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	total	%
1	*Agrotis ipsilon* (Hufnagel)	76	49	44	9	3	5	43	65	141	189	204	217	1045	5.395776
2	*Agrotis pictifascia* (Hampson)	10	22	15	5	1	2	14	54	56	99	84	59	421	2.173801
3	*Agrotis pierretti* (Bugnion)	17	5	7	2	8	3	6	8	9	14	22	31	132	0.681572
4	*Agrotis puta* (Hubner)	66	63	77	45	23	11	7	4	1	28	55	76	456	2.354521
5	*Agrotis ripae* Baker	12	8	13	7	5	3	3	1	5	9	6	11	83	0.428564
6	*Agrotis spinifera* (Hubner)	78	90	5	1	0	0	27	64	71	102	99	114	651	3.361388
7	*Agrotis trux* (Hubner)	7	11	2	3	1	0	1	3	2	1	1	1	33	0.170393
8	*Athetis atriluna* Guenee	111	101	48	26	12	8	12	32	54	99	117	137	757	3.908711
9	*Athetis clavipalpis* Scopoli	114	88	23	15	9	5	13	63	98	111	116	139	794	4.099757
10	*Autographa gamma* (Linnaeus)	99	75	2	0	5	1	12	36	76	179	166	101	752	3.882894
11	*chrysodeixis chalcitis* (Esper)	119	188	115	82	33	12	5	27	33	67	81	89	851	4.394072
12	*Hadula trifolii* (Hufnagel)	145	99	76	44	15	3	7	54	111	162	188	192	1096	5.659111
13	*Helicoverpa armigera* H.	84	40	5	3	3	15	44	52	82	117	102	134	681	3.516291
14	*Heliothis nubigera* Herrich-Schaffer	33	28	17	3	1	0	5	52	128	169	111	54	601	3.103217
15	*Heliothis peltigera* Schiffermuller	41	17	10	5	3	0	2	25	133	176	243	181	836	4.316621
16	*Leucania loreyi* (Duponchel)	129	88	67	33	9	3	5	12	76	173	122	112	829	4.280477
17	*Noctua pronuba* L.	64	24	101	267	144	87	48	5	132	228	76	33	1209	6.242578
18	*Sesamia cretica* (Lederer)	81	72	15	3	2	1	25	36	133	105	76	121	670	3.459493
19	*Sesamia nonagrioides* (Lefebvre)	13	9	4	0	1	1	2	1	5	7	16	27	86	0.444054
20	*Sesamia wiltshirei* Rungs	11	5	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	5	13	18	61	0.314969
21	*Soctia segetum* (Denis&Schiffermuller)	66	75	13	1	1	1	19	107	143	154	116	88	784	4.048123
22	*Spodoptera exigua* (Hubner)	115	161	23	35	17	13	19	26	68	128	99	103	807	4.166882
23	*Spodoptera frugiperda* (J.E. Smith)	138	101	53	45	27	19	12	30	87	199	289	225	1225	6.325192
24	**Spodoptera ciliumLederer**	112	123	88	78	25	34	10	23	53	78	67	154	845	4.363092
25	*Spodoptera littoralis* (Boisduval)	201	165	124	93	31	38	14	45	99	112	137	123	1182	6.103165
26	*Cornutiplusia circumflexa* (Linnaeus)	112	98	12	4	1	14	54	97	115	223	202	101	1033	5.333815
27	*Tarache lucida* Fabricius	53	34	13	6	2	1	1	12	35	54	17	41	269	1.388961
28	*Thyanoplusia orichalcea* (F.)	17	13	22	18	2	1	3	9	27	34	41	53	240	1.239221
29	*Trichoplusia circumscripta* (Freyer)	63	42	43	12	4	2	0	17	52	73	37	21	366	1.889813
30	*Trichoplusia daubei* (Boisduval)	23	17	11	6	2	0	0	1	0	7	15	45	127	0.655755
31	*Trichoplusia ni* (Hubner)	44	56	72	66	14	13	10	0	25	65	42	38	445	2.297723
		2254	1967	1123	919	405	296	424	962	2051	3167	2960	2839	19367

Table: 2 Total monthly catches of noctuid moths at Aswan location during 2020 -2021

No.		Aug.	Sep.	Oct.	Nov.	Des.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	June	July	total	%
1	*Agrotis ipsilon* (Hufnagel)	77	55	44	23	9	12	58	98	101	397	286	167	1327	5.44589
2	*Agrotis pictifascia* (Hampson)	15	31	33	9	6	7	22	67	65	114	123	81	573	2.351541
3	*Agrotis pierretti* (Bugnion)	23	8	12	3	16	8	11	15	21	34	52	61	264	1.083433
4	*Agrotis puta* (Hubner)	78	88	93	52	44	18	13	15	3	43	86	97	630	2.585464
5	*Agrotis ripae* Baker	23	15	25	13	11	5	5	1	12	17	16	21	164	0.673041
6	*Agrotis spinifera* (Hubner)	89	102	17	2	3	2	54	78	98	118	124	161	848	3.480117
7	*Agrotis trux* (Hubner)	15	19	6	7	0	1	4	8	5	1	2	3	71	0.291378
8	*Athetis atriluna* Guenee	134	120	45	23	13	15	19	67	88	134	105	151	914	3.750975
9	*Athetis clavipalpis* Scopoli	77	65	44	34	18	7	24	57	86	98	102	156	768	3.151804
10	*Autographa gamma* (Linnaeus)	116	97	5	1	9	4	18	56	93	194	189	116	898	3.685312
11	*chrysodeixis chalcitis* (Esper)	128	202	134	103	44	19	9	36	55	81	98	105	1014	4.161366
12	*Hadula trifolii* (Hufnagel)	151	106	84	56	32	8	5	66	119	145	178	201	1151	4.723602
13	*Helicoverpa armigera* H.	99	53	11	7	5	17	34	67	79	128	116	149	765	3.139492
14	*Heliothis nubigera* Herrich-Schaffer	29	33	26	8	2	1	9	44	112	182	147	77	670	2.74962
15	*Heliothis peltigera* Schiffermuller	54	43	22	7	4	1	5	67	153	199	276	205	1036	4.251652
16	*Leucania loreyi* (Duponchel)	154	126	98	46	34	26	39	53	87	204	274	261	1402	5.753683
17	*Noctua pronuba* L.	71	29	116	284	166	103	72	18	153	261	99	61	1433	5.880905
18	*Sesamia cretica* (Lederer)	78	88	24	6	5	0	38	44	127	114	83	133	740	3.036894
19	*Sesamia nonagrioides* (Lefebvre)	17	11	7	1	0	2	3	3	6	4	11	34	99	0.406287
20	*Sesamia wiltshirei* Rungs	14	7	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	9	12	54	0.221611
21	*Soctia segetum* (Denis&Schiffermuller)	54	32	19	2	3	6	14	87	174	184	105	76	756	3.102557
22	*Spodoptera exigua* (Hubner)	114	132	76	74	42	22	15	78	97	124	118	128	1020	4.185989
23	*Spodoptera frugiperda* (J.E. Smith)	267	131	114	77	65	44	142	162	194	331	414	363	2804	11.50737
24	**Spodoptera ciliumLederer**	111	98	87	65	34	32	21	77	103	116	107	141	992	4.07108
25	*Spodoptera littoralis* (Boisduval)	211	99	102	65	43	32	112	127	154	232	333	237	1747	7.169533
26	*Cornutiplusia circumflexa* (Linnaeus)	116	99	13	6	0	43	76	100	149	223	216	227	1268	5.203759
27	*Tarache lucida* Fabricius	44	23	7	2	1	1	0	8	14	24	9	33	166	0.681249
28	*Thyanoplusia orichalcea* (F.)	21	7	11	8	1	0	1	4	14	15	27	28	137	0.562236
29	*Trichoplusia circumscripta* (Freyer)	75	34	38	5	2	1	0	8	23	44	19	16	265	1.087536
30	*Trichoplusia daubei* (Boisduval)	14	8	6	2	1	1	1	0	0	3	6	33	75	0.307793
31	*Trichoplusia ni* (Hubner)	34	45	61	53	19	6	3	1	17	33	15	29	316	1.296836
	Total collected moths per months	2503	2006	1384	1045	632	444	827	1512	2403	3803	3745	3563	24367

Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel1766)

Phalaena ipsilon Hufnagel, 1766

Noctua suffusa Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Noctua ypsilon Rottemburg, 1777

Phalaena idonea Cramer, 1780

Bombyx spinula Esper, 1786

Phalaena spinifera Villers, 1789

Phalaena spinula Donovan, 1801

Agrotis telifera Harris, 1841

Agrotis bipars Walker, 1857

Agrotis frivola Wallengren, 1860

Agrotis aneituna Walker, 1865

Agrotis pepoli Bertolini, 1874

Agrotis aureolum Schaus, 1898

Agrotis pictifascia Hampson, 1896

Agrotis aridior Wiltshire, 1980

Agrotis elbaensis Rebel, 1948

Agrotis pierretti (Bugnion, 1837)

Powellinia pierreti (Bugnion, 1837)

Agrotis puta (Hubner)

Agrotis renitens (Hübner, 1824)

Noctua renitens Hübner, 1824

Euxoa renitens (Hübner, 1824)

Noctua puta Hübner, [1803]

Bombyx radius Haworth, 1803

Euxoa rotroui Rothschild, 1920

Noctua lignosa Godart, 1825

Xylina erythroxylea Treitschke, 1826

Agrotis radiola Stephens, 1829

Aporophyla catalaunensis Milliere, 1873

Agrotis puta var. meridionalis Spuler, 1905

Euxoa andreasi Turati, 1924

Euxoa hoggarti var. minima Turati, 1924

Euxoa silvestrii Turati, 1924

Agrotis ripae Baker

Scotia ripae

Agrotis spinifera (Hubner 1808)

Agrotis biconica Kolar, 1844

Agrotis biconicus Kolar, 1844

Noctua spinifera Hübner, 1808

Agrotis spiculifera (Hübner, 1808)

Euxoa spinifera

Agrotis trux (Hubner 1824)

Noctua trux Hübner, (1824)

Agrotis lenticulosa Duponchel, 1826

Agrotis lunigera Stephens, 1829

Agrotis terranea Freyer, 1831

Agrotis amasina Staudinger, 1901

Agrotis subalba Corti & Draudt, 1933

Agrotis adolfi Corti & Draudt,1933

Caradrina clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763)

Athetis clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763)

Caradrina (Paradrina) avicula Krulikowsky, 1909

Caradrina (Paradrina) bimaculata Lempke, 1966

Caradrina (Paradrina) cubicularis (Denis & Schiffermüller) 1775

Caradrina (Paradrina) distincta Lempke, 1966

Caradrina (Paradrina) grisea Hufnagel, 1766

Caradrina (Paradrina) leucoptera Thunberg, 1791

Caradrina (Paradrina) mauretanica Draudt, 1934

Caradrina (Paradrina) minor Rothschild

Caradrina (Paradrina) nigrofasciata Hoffmann, 1916

Caradrina (Paradrina) obsoleta Lempke, 1942

Caradrina (Paradrina) pallida Lempke, 1942

Caradrina (Paradrina) paradoxa Lempke, 1966

Caradrina (Paradrina) phaeophoba Schawerda, 1942

Caradrina (Paradrina) quadripunctata Fabricius, 1775

Caradrina (Paradrina) signata Lempke, 1966

Noctua cubicularis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Paradrina clavipalpis (Scopoli, 1763)

Phalaena clavipalpis Scopoli, 1763

chrysodeixis chalcitis (Esper, 1789)

Phalaena-Noctua chalcites Esper, 1789

Plusia verticillata (Guenee, 1852)

Plusia chalcites (Esper, 1789)

Phytometra chalcytes

Autographa chalcites

Hadula trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)

Apamea glaucovaria Walker, 1860

Apamea inquieta Walker, 1857

Cardepia taylori Rothschild, 1921

Discestra trifolii (Hufnagel, 1766)

Hadena albifusa Walker, 1857

Hadena intermissa Walker, 1857

Mamestra canescens Moore, 1878

Mamestra trifolii var. major Speyer, 1875

Noctua chenopodii [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775

Noctua contribulis Duponchel, 1827

Noctua infraina Haworth, 1809

Noctua verna Esper, 1787

Orthosia farkasii Treitschke, 1835

Phalaena Noctua saucia Esper, 1790

Scotogramma cinnamomina Rothschild, 1913

Scotogramma trifolii Speyer, 1875

Scotogramma trifolii Draudt, 1934

Scotogramma trifolii Dumont, 1925

Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner 1808)

Chloridea armigera (Hübner, 1808)

Chloridea obsoleta Duncan & Westwood, 1841

Helicoverpa commoni Hardwick, 1965

Helicoverpa obsoleta Auctorum,

Heliothis armigera Hübner, 1805

Heliothis conferta Walker, 1857

Heliothis fusca Cockerell, 1889

Heliothis pulverosa Walker, 1857

Heliothis rama Bhattacherjee & Gupta, 1972

Heliothis uniformis Wallengren, 1860

Noctua armigera Hübner, [1805]

Noctua barbara Fabricius, 1794

Heliothis nubigera Herrich-Schaffer 1851

Chloridea nubigera Rothschild, 1915

(Heliothis peltigera Denis & Schiffermuller 1775)

Noctua peltigera Denis & Schiffermuller 1775

Heliothis alphea (Cramer, 1780)

Phalaena alphea Cramer, 1780

Heliothis charmione (Stoll, 1790)

Phalaena charmione Stoll, 1790

Heliothis florentina (Esper, 1788)

Phalaena florentina Esper, 1788

Heliothis insulata (Navas, 1924)

Chloridea insulata Navas, 1924

Heliothis straminea (Donovan, 1793)

Phalaena straminea Donovan, 1793

Phalaena scutigera Borkhausen, 1792

Heliothis barbara (Fabricius ,1794)

Heliothis guidellii Constantini, 1922

Leucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)

cantholeucania loreyi (Duponchel, 1827)

Noctua loreyi Duponchel, 1827

Leucania caricis Treitschke, 1835

Leucania collecta Walker, 1856

Leucania curvula Walker, 1856

Leucania denotata Walker, 1856

Leucania designata Walker, 1856

Leucania exterior Walker, 1856

Leucania thoracica Walker, 1856

Borolia melanostrotoides Strand, 1915

Leucania pseudoloreyi Rungs, 1953

Mythimna loreyi(Duponchel, 1827)

Noctua pronuba L. 1758

Agrotis pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)

Noctua attenuata Cockayne, 1952

Noctua brunnea Tutt, 1892

Noctua caesia Feichtenberger, 1962

Noctua cinerea Lempke, 1943

Noctua coerulescens Tutt, 1892

Noctua connuba Hübner, 1822

Noctua cracoviensis Prüffer, 1914

Noctua cricori Vaughan-Roberts, 1954

Noctua cruda Lempke, 1962

Noctua decolorata Turati, 1923

Noctua denigrata Schultz, 1907

Noctua distinctacaerulescens Tutt, 1892

Noctua flavescens Lempke, 1962

Noctua fumata Cockayne, 1946

Noctua griseabrunnea Tutt, 1892

Noctua griseainnuba Tutt, 1892

Noctua hoegei Herrich-Schäffer, 1861

Noctua hoegei Schindler, 1914

Noctua immaculata Lempke, 1939

Noctua infrapallida Smith, 1954

Noctua innuba Treitschke, 1825

Noctua latemarginata Lempke, 1962

Noctua maculina Wihan, 1917

Noctua nigra Krausse, 1912

Noctua nigra Lempke, 1939

Noctua nigribasalis Cockayne, 1952

Noctua nivea Cockayne, 1952

Noctua nuba Kaiser, 1919

Noctua ochrea Tutt, 1892

Noctua ochreabrunnea Tutt, 1892

Noctua ochreainnuba Tutt, 1892

Noctua pallida Kaiser, 1919

Noctua postnigra Turner, 1938

Noctua pronuba Kaiser, 1919

Noctua semiconfluens Lempke, 1962

Noctua xanthostaxis Lempke, 1962

Phalaena pronuba Linnaeus, 1758

Triphaena orbona subsp. connuba (Hübner, 1822)

Triphaena pronuba (Linnaeus, 1758)

Sesamia cretica Lederer, 1857

Nonagria cyrnaea Mabille, 1867

Sesamia cyrnaea Mabille, 1866

Sesamia fraterna Moore, 1882

Sesamia hesperica Freyer, 1852

Sesamia pecki Tams, 1938

Sesamia rufescens Schawerda, 1916

Sesamia striata Staudinger, 1888

Sesamia vuterioides Strand, 1915

Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre 1827)

Cossus nonagrioides Lefèbvre, 1827

Sesamia ciccarelli Mariani, 1934

Sesamia gracilis Rebel, 1899

Sesamia hesperica Rambur, 1837

Sesamia sacchari Wollaston, 1858

Scotia segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller) 1775

Agrotis albiptera Turati, 1921

Agrotis anthracitica Alphéraky, 1908

Agrotis aversa Walker, 1856

Agrotis bilineata Cockayne, 1952

Agrotis catenatus Haworth, 1803

Agrotis centrifasciata Lempke, 1962

Agrotis certificata Walker, 1865

Agrotis conecta Walker

Agrotis connexus Haworth, 1803

Agrotis conspurcata Walker, 1865

Agrotis correcta Walker, 1856

Agrotis corticus Haworth, 1803

Agrotis delineata Lempke, 1962

Agrotis denticulosa Wallengren, 1860

Agrotis dimidia Zeller, 1847

Agrotis fervida Hübner, 1824

Agrotis fuscolimbata Lempke, 1962

Agrotis fuscosa (Esper, 1786)

Agrotis glaucina Kozhanchikov, 1923

Agrotis infuscofasciata Chalmers-Hunt, 1961

Agrotis juncta Lucas, 1959

Agrotis lassa Swinhoe, 1886

Agrotis marginalis Walker, 1856

Agrotis marginata Cockayne, 1952

Agrotis mediocuneata Cockayne, 1952

Agrotis minorata Turati, 1924

Agrotis monileus Haworth, 1803

Agrotis nictitans Lempke, 1962

Agrotis nigricornis Villers, 1789

Agrotis nigricornutus Haworth, 1803

Agrotis nocturna Staudinger, 1915

Agrotis obliviosa Walker, 1856

Agrotis pallida Staudinger, 1881

Agrotis pallidaobsoleta Dannehl, 1925

Agrotis paradoxa Cockayne, 1952

Agrotis pectinatus Haworth, 1803

Agrotis praecox (Haworth, 1809)

Agrotis preecox Hübner, 1808

Agrotis protensa Lempke, 1962

Agrotis pseudocos Turati, 1924

Agrotis repulsa Walker, 1865

Agrotis segetis Hübner, 1803

Agrotis semiconfluens Cockayne, 1952

Agrotis semiconfluens Lucas, 1959

Agrotis seminigra Cockayne, 1952

Agrotis sicania Guenée, 1852

Agrotis sicula Boisduval, 1840

Agrotis signatadelecta Turner, 1937

Agrotis silvestrii Turati, 1924

Agrotis sordida (Denis & Schiffermüller) 1775

Agrotis spinula Donovan, 1801

Agrotis spinulus Haworth, 1803

Agrotis subatratus (Haworth, 1803)

Agrotis subtratus Haworth, 1803

Agrotis texanus Grote, 1863

Agrotis unicolor Pillich, 1909

Agrotis virilis Staudinger, 1915

Euxoa segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Noctua segetum Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Phalaena segetum Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Scotia segetum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Spodoptera cilium Guenée, 1852

Spodoptera capicola Herrich-Schäffer, 1854

Spodoptera cycloides (Guenée, 1852)

Spodoptera elegans (Lucas D., 1954)

Spodoptera imperviata (Walker, 1865)

Spodoptera latebrosa (Lederer, 1855)

Spodoptera obliterans (Walker, 1862)

Spodoptera orbicularis (Walker, 1857)

Spodoptera praeterita (Walker, 1857)

Spodoptera procedens (Walker, 1857)

Spodoptera retrahens (Walker, 1870)

Spodoptera exigua (Hubner 1808)

Caradrina albimacula Dannehl, 1929

Caradrina decolorata Dannehl, 1929

Caradrina exigua (Hübner, 1808)

Caradrina flavimaculata Harvey, 1876

Caradrina junceti Zeller, 1847

Caradrina pygmaea Rambur, 1834

Caradrina sebghana Austaut, 1880

Caradrina variegata Dannehl, 1929

Caradrina venosa Butler, 1880

Douzdrina protector de Laever, 1985

Laphygma antipodea Warren, 1914

Laphygma canior Strand, 1916

Laphygma caradrinoides Walker, 1856

Laphygma exigua (Hübner, 1808)

Noctua exigua Hübner, 1808

Noctua fulgens Geyer, 1832

Spodoptera antipodea (Warren, 1914)

Spodoptera caradrinoides (Walker, 1856)

Spodoptera fulgens (Geyer, 1832)

Spodoptera junceti (Zeller, 1847)

Spodoptera protector (De Laever, 1985)

Spodoptera pygmaea (Rambur, 1834)

Spodoptera sebghana (Austaut, 1880)

Spodoptera venosa (Butler, 1880)

Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith 1797)

Caradrina frugiperda

Laphygma frugiperda Guenee, 1852

Laphygma inepta Walker, 1856

Laphygma macra Guenee, 1852

Noctua frugiperda J.E. Smith

Phalaena frugiperda Smith & Abbot, 1797

Prodenia autumnalis Riley, 1870

Prodenia plagiata Walker, 1856

Prodenia signifera Walker, 1856

Trigonophora frugiperda Geyer, 1832

Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval, 1833)

Hadena littoralis Boisduval, 1833

Noctua gossypii Fabricius, 1794

Prodena littoralis Boisduval, 1833

Prodenia testaceoides Guenée, 1852

Prodenia retina Freyer, 1945

Spodoptera retina Freyer, 1845

Spodoptera testaceoides Guenée, 1852

Spodoptera metrioides Bethune-Baker, 1991

Cornutiplusia circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)

Cornutiplusia clavata Cyrillo, 1787

Cornutiplusia daubei Herrich-Schäffer, 1845

Cornutiplusia flexuosa (Donovan, 1807)

Cornutiplusia graphica (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

Cornutiplusia lunata (Fabricius, 1787)

Phalaena circumflexa Linnaeus, 1767

Phalaena (Noctua) flexuosa Donovan, 1807

Phalaena (Noctua) lunata Fabricius, 1787

Plusia daubii Freyer, 1838

Plusia graphica Herrich-Schäffer, 1845

Plusia patefacta Walker, 1857

Syngrapha circumflexa (Linnaeus, 1767)

Acontia (Acontia) lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)

Phalaena lucida Hufnagel, 1766

Noctua solaris Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

Noctua albicollis Fabricius, 1781,

Phalaena Noctua rupicola Borkhausen, 1792,

Noctua insolatrix Hübner, 1822,

Acontia lucida var. lugens Alphéraky, 1889,

Tarache lucida var. heliodora Schawerda, 1923,

Acontia triradiata Walker, 1857,

Thyanoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius, 1775(

Autographa orichalcea (Fabricius 1775)

Diachrysia orichalcea (Fabricius 1775)

Noctua aurifera Hübner, 1813

Noctua orichalcea Fabricius, 1775

Noctua orychalcea Hübner, 1803

Phalaena chrysitina Martyn, 1797

Phytometra orichalcea (Fabricius 1775)

Plusia orichalcea (Fabricius 1775)

Trichoplusia orichalcea (Fabricius 1775)

Trichoplusia circumscripta (Freyer, 1831)

Thysanoplusia circumscripta (Freyer, 1831)

Plusia circumscripta Freyer, 1831

Trichoplusia ni (Hubner 1803)

Noctua ni Hübner (1803)

Phytometra ni (Hübner, 1803)

Plusia brassicae Riley, 1870

Plusia echinocystidis Strecker, 1874

Plusia innata Herrich-Schäffer, 1868

Plusia ni (Hübner, 1803)

Trichoplusia brassicae (Riley, 1870)

Trichoplusia comma Schultz, 1907

Trichoplusia deserticola Rothschild, 1913

Trichoplusia echinocystidis (Strecker, 1874)

Trichoplusia extrahens (Walker, 1858)

Trichoplusia florida Dannehl, 1929

Trichoplusia humilis (Walker, 1858)

Trichoplusia innata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868)

Trichoplusia significans (Walker, 1858)

Trichoplusia unotata Strand, 1917

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