Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)

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This moth sub-category for the superfamily Noctuoidea contains the large families Noctuidae and Erebidae as well the smaller Euteliidae, Nolidae, Notodontidae and Oenosandridae. The Arctiinae also belong to this superfamily, but are distinctive and well known so are given their own moth sub-category

Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)

Featured sightings

Tamba conscripta (Variable Hookwing) at Bulli, NSW - 29 May 2025 by jb2602

Anomis psamathodes (An Erebid moth (Scolopteryginae) at Bulli, NSW - 30 May 2025 by jb2602

Araeopteron epiphracta (An Erebid moth (Boletobiinae)) at Rosedale, NSW - 11 Mar 2025 by jb2602

Earias smaragdina (A Noctuid moth (Nolidae)) at Rosedale, NSW - 10 Mar 2025 by jb2602

Nola crucigera (Crossed Tuft Moth) at Rosedale, NSW - 7 Mar 2025 by jb2602

Aedia leucomelas acronyctoides (Eastern Alchymist, Sweet Potato Leaf Worm or Sorcerer) at Batemans Bay, NSW - 21 Dec 2024 by Hejor1

Eublemma cochylioides (Eublemma Moth) at Rosedale, NSW - 29 Nov 2024 by jb2602

Amyna punctum (A Noctuid moth (Acronictinae) at Bulli, NSW - 24 Nov 2024 by jb2602

Latest sightings

Agarista agricola (Joseph's Coat Moth) at Albion Park, NSW - 9 Mar 2025 by bereccad

Leptocneria reducta (White Cedar Moth) at Kanahooka, NSW - 18 Jan 2025 by bereccad

Phalaenoides glycinae (Grapevine Moth) at Kanahooka, NSW - 24 Jan 2022 by bereccad

Meyrickella ruptellus (Hypeninae, Erebidae) at Bulli, NSW - 31 May 2025 by jb2602

Anomis flava (Cotton Looper) at Bulli, NSW - 29 May 2025 by jb2602

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Discussion

donhe wrote:

Yesterday

Adult Gelechioidea have a "basally scaled haustellum" , see
CladisticsVolume 20, Issue 4 pp. 303-340
Phylogeny of the superfamily Gelechioidea (Lepidoptera: Ditrysia): an exemplar approach
Lauri Kaila
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1096-0031.2004.00027.x?msockid=1b0c3ee21fec6d8d0c4a2a321e176c07

Noctuoidea (superfamily)

WendyEM wrote:

Yesterday

I don't think Oecophoridae adults have feeding mouth parts i.e. tongues ?

Noctuoidea (superfamily)

PJH123 wrote:

Yesterday

Close to it, may not be a perfect match

Anomis (genus)

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

I have not found a good match to species level to date. To my eye looks quite close to sighting No. 4513661