Definition of Noctuids. Meaning of Noctuids. Synonyms of Noctuids

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Noctuids. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Noctuids and, of course, Noctuids synonyms and on the right images related to the word Noctuids.

Definition of Noctuids

Noctuid
Noctuid Noc"tu*id, n. [From L. nox, noctis, night.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous moths of the family Noctuid[ae], or Noctu[ae]lit[ae], as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; -- so called because they fly at night. -- a. Of or pertaining to the noctuids, or family Noctuid[ae].

Meaning of Noctuids from wikipedia

- sequestration usually present in Arctiinae is also found in a few species of noctuids, including the Spanish moth (Xanthopastis timais). Another chemical defense...
- evasive maneuvers. Ultrasonic frequencies trigger a reflex action in the noctuid moth that causes it to drop a few centimeters or inches in its flight to...
- species Poko noctuid moth (Agrotis crinigera) Midway noctuid moth (Agrotis fasciata) Kerr's noctuid moth (Agrotis kerri) Laysan noctuid moth (Agrotis...
- are not noctuids. The turnip moth (Agrotis segetum), A. ipsilon, A. exclamationis, and other members of this genus, are well-known noctuids whose larvae...
- wingspan) nocturnal Palearctic (including Europe) species which, like most noctuids, is above and with the wings closed drably coloured to aid concealment...
- This is a list of the known wild biota of the Isle of Man. * non-native speciesextinct species ? species of uncertain status Each listing follows the...
- The Laysan dropseed noctuid moth (Hypena laysanensis) was a species of moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Otto Herman Swezey...
- (sometimes misspelled as Psychomorpha, which is the name of a genus of noctuid moths) includes three families, Psychodidae, Blephariceridae, and Tanyderidae...
- The poko noctuid moth (Agrotis crinigera) is a moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1881. It is...
- high metabolic rates needed to power their flight. Other moths (e.g., noctuids, geometrids, pyralids) fly slowly and settle on the flower. They do not...