Lycophotia

Lycophotia Hübner, [1821]

Lycophotia Hübner, [1821]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (14): 215; TS: Noctua porphyrea Denis & Schiffermüller
Scotophila Stephens, 1829; Nom. Br. Insects: 41 (preocc. Scotophila Hübner, [1821]); TS: Noctua porphyrea Denis & Schiffermüller
- = ; [POOLE]; [MNA27.3], 53; [RFEL]
Heptagrotis McDunnough, 1920; ; TS: Agrotis phyllophora Grote
- = ; [MNA27.3], 53
Violaphotia Beck, 1991; Atalanta 22 (2/4): 187; TS: Phalaena molothina Esper
- = ; [NE3], 163; [MNA27.3], 53; [RFEL]
Paucgraphia Beck, 1991; Atalanta 22 (2/4): 187; TS: Agrotis erythrina Herrich-Schäffer
- = ; [NE3], 163; [MNA27.3], 53; [RFEL]

Lycophotia (Noctuinae); [POOLE]; [AfroMoths]
Lycophotia; [NE2], 116
Heptagrotis (Noctuini); [NACL], 157
Lycophotia (Noctuini); [NE3], 163; [MNA27.3], 53
Lycophotia (Noctuina); [NACL93], 108; [RFEL]; [FE]

Lycophotia molothina (Esper, 1789)

Spain - France, Sicily, Holland, Germany, Austria, S.Poland. See [maps]

Phalaena (Bombyx) molothina Esper, 1789; Die. Schmett., Th. III (Suppl.) (1-2): 33, (3-4) pl. 85, f. 1

Lycophotia molothina, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Lycophotia molothina; [NE3], 163; [POOLE]; [MNA27.3], 53 (note); [NE12], 174, pl. 12, f. 4-6

L. m. molothina France, Germany, ...

Chersotis ericae Boisduval, 1840; Genera Index Eur. Lepid.: 104 (preocc. Phalaena ericae Donovan, 1801); TL: France, Fontainbleu; Lyon
- = Lycophotia molothina ; [POOLE]
- = Lycophothia molothina molothina ; [NE2], 116,#
Agrotis velum Germar, [1842]; Fauna Ins. Europae 22: pl. 13; TL: Germany
- = Lycophotia molothina ; [POOLE]
- = Lycophothia molothina molothina ; [NE2], 116

Lycophotia molothina molothina; [NE2]: 116, pl. 6, f. 19

L. m. occidentalis (Bellier, 1860) France, Spain, ...

Agrotis molothina var. occidentalis Bellier, 1860; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (3) 8: 665, pl. 12, f. 6-7; TL: France, Bordeaux
- = Lycophotia molothina ; [POOLE]
Rhyacia molothina var. andalusica Schawerda, 1934; Int. Ent. Zs. 28 (34): 426; TL: Andalusia, Sierra de Luna, Predota
- = Lycophotia molothina ; [POOLE]
- = Lycophotia molothina occidentalis ; [NE2], 116

Lycophotia molothina occidentalis; [NE2]: 117, pl. 6, f. 20-21

Lycophotia porphyrea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

EU. See [maps] Kanervamaayökkönen

Noctua porphyrea Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 83; TL: Vienna region
?lepida (Esper, 1786)
- = ; [NE2], 119
Noctua strigula Thunberg, 1792; Diss. Ent. sistens Insecta Suecica (4): 55 (preocc. Noctua strigula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775); TL: [Sweden]
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE2], 119
Phalaena (Noctua) varia Villers, 1789; Caroli Linn. Ent. 2: 276; TL: Europe
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE2], 119
Phalaena (Noctua) concinna Esper, 1790; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (41): pl. 152, f. 1 (Noct. 73); TL: Leipzig region
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE2], 119
Phalaena (Noctua) concinna Esper, 1804; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 1) (52): 500
birivia (Borkhausen, 1792)
- = ; [NE2], 119
Noctua picta Fabricius, 1794; Ent. Syst. 3 (2): 91; TL: Germany
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE2], 119
arnicae (Fabricius, 1794)
- = ; [NE2], 119
Phalaena ericae Donovan, 1801; Nat. Hist. Br. Ins.: 93, 10 pl. 360, f. 1 (preocc. Phalaena ericae Hufnagel, 1766); TL: Great Britain
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE2], 119
Noctua ericae Haworth, 1809; 224 (preocc. Phalaena ericae Donovan, 1801); TL: Great Britain
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE2], 119
Chersotis marmorea Graslin, 1863; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (4) 3: 312, pl. 8, f. 9; TL: E.Pyrenees
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE2], 119
f. suffusa (Tutt, 1892)
- = ; [NE2], 119
Agrotis strigula var. astur Culot, 1909; Noct. et Géom. Europe 1: 28; TL: Spain, Asturies
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE2], 119
f. nitescens (Dannehl, 1925)
- = ; [NE2], 119
ab. meridionalis (Dannehl, 1933)
- = ; [NE2], 119
f. ferruginea (Lempke, 1939)
- = ; [NE2], 119
f. flavescens (Lempke, 1939)
- = ; [NE2], 119
f. grisea (Lempke, 1939)
- = ; [NE2], 119
f. juncta (Lempke, 1939)
- = ; [NE2], 119
f. reducta (Lempke, 1939)
- = ; [NE2], 119
ab. nigrescens (Cockayne, 1952)
- = ; [NE2], 119
f. clausa (van Wisselingh, 1962)
- = ; [NE2], 119
f. approximata (Lempke, 1962)
- = ; [NE2], 119
f. biorbiculata (Lempke, 1962)
- = ; [NE2], 119
f. obscura (Lempke, 1962)
- = ; [NE2], 119
f. protensa (Lempke, 1962)
- = ; [NE2], 119
f. unimacula (Lempke, 1962)
- = ; [NE2], 119
f. virgata (Lempke, 1962)
- = ; [NE2], 119

Lycophotia porphyrea, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
Lycophotia porphyrea, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
Lycophotia porphyrea, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Lycophotia porphyrea, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

Lycophotia porphyrea; [POOLE]; [NE2]: 119, pl. 6, f. 25-29; [NE3], 163; [MNA27.3], 53 (note)

Lycophotia cissigma (Ménétriés, 1859)

S.Urals - Amur, Ussuri, Korea, Japan. See [maps]

Noctua cissigma Ménétriés, 1859; Bull. phys.-math. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb. 17 (12-14): 219; TL: E.Siberia, Vilui
Noctua cissigma Ménétriés, 1859; 58, pl. 4, f. 9
Agrotis umbra Staudinger, 1892; 411; TL: Wladiwostok; Askold; Ussuri; Suifun
- = ; [POOLE]; [RFEL]

Lycophotia cissigma, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

Lycophotia cissigma; [POOLE]; [NE2]: 118, pl. 11, f. 37-39; [NE3], 164; [MNA27.3], 53 (note); [RFEL]

Lycophotia erythrina (Herrich-Schäffer, [1852])

Spain, Portugal, S.France, N.Italy, Albania. See [maps]

Agrotis erythrina Herrich-Schäffer, [1852]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 6 (55): 59; TL: France, Indre; Loire
Agrotis erythrina var. dalmatina Wagner, 1923; Zs. Öst. EntVer. 8: 68; TL: Dalmatia
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE2], 118
ab. vulpecula (Wagner, 1923)
- = ; [NE2], 118
Rhyacia erythrina var. corsicina Schawerda, 1931; Zs. Öst. EntVer. 16 (Fortsetzung): 32; TL: Corsica, Ponte du Fulminatau, Vizzavona Forest
- = ; [POOLE]; [NE2], 118
f. arcana (Schawerda, 1931)
- = ; [NE2], 118

Lycophotia erythrina, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
Lycophotia erythrina, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Lycophotia erythrina; [POOLE]; [NE2]: 118, pl. 6, f. 22-24; [NE3], 164; [MNA27.3], 53 (note)

Lycophotia phyllophora (Grote, 1874)

Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario, Minnesota, N.Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Yersey, Applachians, North Carolina. See [maps]

Agrotis phyllophora Grote, 1874; Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 2: 61; TL: New York

Lycophotia phyllophora, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
Lycophotia phyllophora, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Lycophotia phyllophora, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Lycophotia phyllophora, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]

Heptagrotis phyllophora; [NACL], #11010
Lycophotia phyllophora; [MNA27.3], 53 (note); [NACL93], #3547

Lycophotia atrifascia Hampson, 1907; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19 (111): 247; TL: Argentina, Medoza

Lycophotia (of authors) atrifascia; [POOLE]
Agrotis atrifascia; [NHM card]

Lycophotia ecvinacea Hampson, 1903; 663, pl. 78, f. 15; TL: Cape Colony, Cokstad

Lycophotia (of authors) ecvinacea; [POOLE]

Lycophotia melanephra Hampson, 1909; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 (22): 370; TL: Transvaal, White R.

Lycophotia (of authors) melanephra; [POOLE]

Lycophotia melanobasis Hampson, 1903; 557, pl. 57, f. 3; TL: Uruguay, Colon

Lycophotia (of authors) melanobasis; [POOLE]

Eurois postventa Geyer, 1837; 18, pl. [149], f. 865-866; TL: South Africa

Lycophotia (of authors) postventa; [POOLE]

Lycophotia tetraonis Druce, 1905; 372; TL: Peru, Huancabamba

Lycophotia (of authors) tetraonis; [POOLE]

Lycophotia viridis Hampson, 1911; 419; TL: S.Nigeria, Ilesha

Lycophotia (of authors) viridis; [POOLE]

References:

[AfroMoths] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., 2013
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)
[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[ESP] Heppner, 1981
The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254
[FE] Fauna Europaea
Fauna Europaea
[GALEPS] Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States
James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[Heiner Ziegler]
Switzerland / Schweiz; www.pieris.ch
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[MBE] Moths and Butteflies of Europe
Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM] Natural History Museum
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index; Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[PNWM]
Pacific Northwest Moths
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[ZOOKEYS]
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Beck, 1991
Taxonomische Änderungen bei den Noctuinae, Cuculliinae und Plusiinae Atalanta 22 (2/4) : 175-232
Bellier, 1860
Description de l'Agrotis occidentalis Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (3) 8 : 665-666, pl. 12
Boisduval, 1840
Genera et Index Methodicus Europaeorum Lepidopterorum Genera Index Eur. Lepid. : 1-238
Culot, 1909
Noctuelles et Géomètres d'Europe. I. 1909-1913 Noct. et Géom. Europe 1 : 1-212, pl. 1-38
Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend : 1-322, pl. 1a-b
Donovan, 1801
The natural history of British insects; explaining them in their several states ... with the history of such minute insects as require investigation by the microscope Nat. Hist. Br. Ins. 1: 100pp, pl. 1-36 (1792), 2: 102pp, pl. 37-72 (1793), 3: 100pp, pl. 73-108 (1794), 4: 102pp, pl. 109-144 (1795), 5: 116pp, pl. 145-180 (1796), 6: 92pp, pl. 181-216 (1797), 7: 102pp, pl. 217-252 (1798), 8: 92pp, pl. 253-288 (1799), 9: 82pp, pl. 289-324 (1800), 10: 102pp, pl. 325-360 (1801), 11: 107pp, pl. 361-396 (1804), 12: 107pp, pl. 397-432 (1807), 13: 78pp, pl. 433-468 (1808), 14: 95pp, pl. 469-504 (1810), 15: 88pp, pl. 505-540 (1811), 16: 101pp, pl. 541-576 (1813)
Esper, 1789
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil III. Supplement. Dritter Abscnitt. Die Nachtschmetterlinge Die. Schmett., Th. III (Suppl.) (1-2): 1-36, pl. 80 (1789), (3-4): pl. 81-85 ([1789]), (5-6): 37-64, pl. 86-90 (1794), ([7]): 65-72, pl. [91] ([1798]), (8-9): 73-94, pl. 92-93 (1800), (10): 95-100, pl. 94 ([1800-1807]), ([11]): 101-104 ([1807])
Esper, 1790
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil IV. Die Eulenphalenen Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (29): 1-16, pl. 80-85 (Noct. 1-6) (1786), (30): 17-32, pl. 86-91 (Noct. 7-12) (1786), (31): 33-48, pl. 92-97 (Noct. 13-18) (1787), (32): 49-64, pl. 98-103 (Noct. 19-24) (1787), (33): 65-80, pl. 104-109 (Noct. 25-30) (1787), (34): 81-96, pl. 110-115 (Noct. 31-36) (1787), (35): 97-112, pl. 116-121 (Noct. 37-42) (1787), (36-37): 113-144, pl. 122-133 (Noct. 43-54) (1788), (38): 145-160, pl. 134-139 (Noct. 55-60) (1788), (39): 161-176, pl. 140-145 (Noct. 61-66) (1789), (40): 177-192, pl. 146-151 (Noct. 67-72) (1790), (41): 193-208, pl. 152-155, 99B, 105B (Noct. 73-76) (1790), (42-44): 209-320, pl. 156-167, 117A (Noct. 77-88) (1791), (45-46): 321-352, pl. 168-177, 125B, 125C (Noct. 89-98) (1791), (47): 353-372, pl. 178-183 (Noct. 99-104) (1794)
Esper, 1804
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil IV. Die Eulenphalenen Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 1) (48): 373-420, pl. 184-186 (Noct. 105-107) (1796), (Abs. 1) (49-50): 421-464, pl. 187-191 (Noct. 108-112) (1798), (Abs. 1) (51): 465-496, pl. [192],[193] (Noct. 113-114) ([1799-1803]), (Abs. 1) (52): 497-536, pl. 194-195 (Noct. 115-116) (1804), (Abs. 1) (53): 537-632, pl. 196 (Noct. 117) (1804), (Abs. 1) (54): 633-698, pl. 197-198 (Noct. 118-119) (1805), (Abs. 2) (49-50): 1-44 (1798), (Abs. 2) (51): 45-54 ([1799-1803]), (Abs. 2) (52): 55-62 (1804), (Abs. 2) (53): 63-85 (1805)
Fabricius, 1794
Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Ent. Syst. 3 (2) : 1-349
[NE2]; Fibiger, 1993
Noctuidae Europaeae, 2 (Noctuinae II) Noct. Eur. 2
[NE3]; Fibiger, 1997
Noctuidae Europaeae, 3 (Noctuinae III) Noct. Eur. 3
[NE12]; Fibiger, Ronkay, Yela & Zilli, 2010
Noctuidae Europaeae 12: Rivulinae - Euteliinae, and Micronoctuidae and Supplement to Volume 1-11 Noct. Eur. 12
Graslin, 1863
Notice sur deux exploration entomologiques faites dans de Pyrénées Orientales en 1847 et en 1857 accompagnée de la description de quelques espéces inédits de Lépidoptéres de la France et de l'Espagna Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (4) 3 : 297-372
Grote, 1874
List of the Noctuidae of North America Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci. 2 : 1-77, 1pl
Hampson, 1907
Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19 (111) : 221-257
Hampson, 1909
Descriptions of new genera and species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae and Noctuiidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 4 (22) : 344-388
Herrich-Schäffer, [1852]
Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu J. Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, Sechter un letzter Band, 1843-1856 Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 6 (1): (i) pl. I (1843), (3): (i) I-II, pl. II-IV (1844), (6): (i) pl. V (1844), (7): (i) pl. VI (1844), (8): (i) III-X, pl. VII-VIII (1844), (9): (i) pl. IX-XI (1844), (11): (i) pl. XII (1845), (13): (i) XI-XIV, pl. XIII-XIV (1846), (17): (i) pl. XVI (1846), (22): (ii) pl. I-III (1847), (35): (i) pl. XV (1848), (36): (i) pl. XVII-XIX (1848), (37): (i) pl. XX (1849), (?38): (i) XV-XVIII (1849), (38): (i) pl. XXI-XXII (1849), (40): (ii) I-II-IV, pl. IV-IX (1849), (48): [1], 2-24 (1851), (55): 25-80, (iv) [1], 2-36 (1852), (60): (ii) V-VIII, pl. X-XIV (iv) 37-40 (1853), (65): (iv) 41-60 (1854), (66): (iv) 61-72 (1855), (68): 81-152 (1855), (69): 153-178, (Index univ.) [1], 2-48 (1856), (69): (Schlusswort) i-iv (1856)
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Hübner, [1821]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
[MNA27.3]; Lafontaine, 1998
The Moths of America North of Mexico. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (Part), Noctuini Moths Am. N of Mexico 27.3 : 1-348
[NACL93]; Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2010
Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico ZooKeys 40 : 1-239
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2 : 1-812
Ménétriés, 1859
Lépidoptères de la Sibérie orientale et en particulier des rives de l'Amour Bull. phys.-math. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb. 17 (12-14) : 212-221, Mélanges biol. St.-Pétersb. 3 (1): 99-113 (1858)
[POOLE]; Poole, 1989
Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118:
Schawerda, 1931
Meine sechste Lepidopteren-ausbeute aus den bergen Korsikas Zs. Öst. EntVer. 16 (3): 17-22, (Fortsetzung): 31-37, (Fortsetzung): 41-45, (Fortsetzung): 52-56, (Schluß): 59-61
Schawerda, 1934
Miscellanea Lepidopterologica. Neubeschreibungen und berichtigungen Int. Ent. Zs. 28 (33): 413-418, (34): 425-429, 1pl
Stephens, 1829
The nomemclature of British insects; being a compendious list of such species as are contained in the sytematic catalogue of British insects, and forming a guide to their classification, ... Nom. Br. Insects : 1-68
Thunberg, 1792
Dissertio Entomologica sistens Insecta Suecica, ... Diss. Ent. sistens Insecta Suecica (1): 1-24 (1 plate) (1784), (2): [25-31] ??], 32-46 (9 unnumbered) (1791), (3): [47],48-52 (2 unnumbered) (1792), (4): 53-62 (1792)
Villers, 1789
Caroli Linnaei Entomologia, Faunae Suecicae Descriptionibus Aucta Caroli Linn. Ent. 2 : 1-656
Wagner, 1923
Ueber einige faunistisch bemerkenswerte Lepidopterenfunde aus Dalmatien Zs. Öst. EntVer. 8: 67-69

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