Noctuoidea
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Kitching, I. J. and J. E. Rawlins. 1999. The Noctuoidea. Pages 355-401 in: Lepidoptera: Moths and Butterflies. 1. Evolution, Systematics, and Biogeography. Handbook of Zoology Vol. IV, Part 35. N. P. Kristensen, ed. De Gruyter, Berlin and New York.
Miller, J. S. 1991. Cladistics and classification of the Notodontidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea) based on larval and adult morphology. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 204:1-230.
Mitchell, A., C. Mitter, and J. C. Regier. 2000. More taxa or more characters revisited: Combining data from nuclear protein-encoding genes for phylogenetic analyses of Noctuoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Systematic Biology 49(2):202-224.
Speidel, W., H. Fanger, and C. M. Naumann. 1996. The phylogeny of the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera). Systematic Entomology 21(3): 219-251.
Speidel, W. and C. M. Naumann. 2004. A survey of family-group names in noctuoid moths (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Systematics and Biodiversity 2(2):191-221.
Weller, S. J., D. P. Pashley, J. A. Martin, and J. L. Constable. 1994. Phylogeny of noctuoid moths and the utility of combining independent nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Systematic Biology 43(2):194-211.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Apantesis ornata (Arctiidae) |
|---|---|
| Location | Mount Bruno (San Mateo County, California, USA) |
| Comments | Ornate tiger moth |
| Creator | T. W. Davies |
| Acknowledgements | courtesy CalPhotos |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright | © 1999 |
| Scientific Name | Heliothis virescens (Noctuidae) |
|---|---|
| Comments | Tobacco budworm |
| Acknowledgements | Photograph courtesy InsectImages.org (#0027075) |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Copyright | © J. Michael Moore, the University of Georgia |
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Maddison, David R. 2003. Noctuoidea. Version 01 January 2003 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Noctuoidea/12035/2003.01.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
