Noctuidae

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Acronictinae
Aganainae
Agaristinae
Amphipyrinae
Amphipyrinae
Bagisarinae
Bryophilinae
Calpinae
Catocalinae
Cocytiinae
Condicinae
Cuculliinae
Dilobinae
Eucocytiinae
Eustrotiinae
Euteliinae
Glottulinae
Hadeninae
Heliothinae
Herminiinae
Hypeninae
Noctuinae
Plusiinae
Psaphidinae
Raphiinae
Stictopterinae
Stiriinae
Strepsimaninae
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The Noctuidae or Owlets are a family of robustly-built moths with more than 25,000 known species [possibly 100,000 in the family]. Most have drab forewings, although some have brightly coloured hindwings. There are usually few differences between the sexes. The overwhelming majority of noctuids fly at night and are almost invariably strongly attracted to light. Many are also attracted to sugar and nectar-rich flowers.

Several species have larvae (caterpillars) that live in the soil and are agricultural or horticultural pests. These are the "cutworms" that eat the bases of young brassicas and lettuces. They form hard, shiny pupae. Most noctuid larvae feed at night, resting in the soil or in a crevice in its food plant during the day.

Species include:

• Cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa zea)
• Pasture Day Moth (Apina callisto)
• Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans)
• Bogong Moth (Agrotis infusa)
• Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)
• Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis)
• Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
• The Flame (Axylia putris)
• Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
• Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
• Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)
• Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthina)
• Autumnal Rustic (Eugnorisma glareosa)
• True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea)
• Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica)
• Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)
• Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
• Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
• Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata)
• Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
• The Gothic (Naenia typica)
• The Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii)
• Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)
• Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae)
• Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)
• Broad-barred White (Hecatera bicolorata)
• The Lychnis (Hadena bicruris)
• Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis)
• Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea)
• Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
• Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
• The Clay (Mythimna ferrago)
• Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)
• Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)
• Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Leucania comma)
• The Shark (Cucullia umbratica)
• Minor Shoulder-knot (Brachylomia viminalis)
• Northern Deep-brown Dart (Aporophyla lueneburgensis)
• Grey Chi (Antitype chi)
• The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)
• The Brick (Agrochola circellaris)
• Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa)
• Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala)
• The Sycamore (Acronicta aceris)
• The Miller (Acronicta leporina)
• Dark Dagger (Acronicta tridens)
• Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
• Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica)
• Copper Underwing (Amphipyra pyramidea)
• Svensson's Copper Underwing (Amphipyra berbera)
• Red Underwing (Catocala nupta)
• Aholibah Underwing (Catocala aholibah)