Noctuoidea

Translingual

Etymology

Noctua +‎ -oidea

Proper noun

Noctuoidea

A taxonomic superfamily within the order Lepidoptera – owl moths and related moths.

Hypernyms

(superfamily): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata - suborder; Heteroneura - infraorder; Ditrysia - division; Cossina - section; Bombycina - subsection

Hyponyms

(superfamily): Erebidae, Micronoctuidae, Noctuidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae, Oenosandridae, Scranciidae - families
- Aganaidae, Arctiidae (now Arctiinae), Doidae, Lymantriidae, Pantheidae - groups formerl treated as families in Noctuoidea

References

Noctuoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Noctuoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Noctuoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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