Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Noctuoidea Noctuidae Plusiinae

• Abrostola abrostolina (Butler, 1879) Japan. See [maps]

  • Inguridia abrostolina Butler, 1879; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 4 (23): 354; TL: Near Yokohama
  • Abrostola tocionis Marumo, 1917; in Nagano, Coll. Essays Nawa: 29, f. 6; TL: Tokyo
    • = ; [POOLE], 5

  • Abrostola abrostolina; [NE10], 155; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 21
• Abrostola agnorista Dufay, 1956 SEU. See [maps]

  • Abrostola agnorista Dufay, 1956; Revue Fr. Lepid. 15: 152; TL: Provence, Nice

  • Abrostola agnorista, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Abrostola agnorista, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]

  • Abrostola agnorista; [NE10]: 167, pl. 12, f. 3, 11-15, gen. 199, 270; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 26

  Larva on Parietaria ?, Urtica ? [NE10], 168

• Abrostola anophioides Moore, 1882 Darjeeling. See [maps]

  • Abrostola anophioides Moore, 1882; Descr. Indian lep. Atkinson (2): 148; TL: Darjeeling
  • Abrostola crinita Dufay, 1958
    • = ; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 19

  • Abrostola anophioides; [NE10], 155; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 19
• Abrostola asclepiadis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) SEU, CEU, Asia Minor, Caucasus. See [maps] Harmosuomuyökkönen

  • Noctua asclepiadis Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 91; TL: Vienna district
  • Abrostola asclepiadis var. jagowi Bartel, 1904; Dt. ent. Z. Iris, 17 (1): 160; TL: Lower Engadin, Vulpera [Switzerland]
    • = ; [POOLE], 5
  • Abrostola asclepiades[sic] pardoi Agenjo, 1977; Graellsia 32: 4; TL: Santander, Rabgo
    • = ; [NE10], 155

  • Abrostola asclepiadis, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Abrostola asclepiadis, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Abrostola asclepiadis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Abrostola asclepiadis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Abrostola asclepiadis; [NE10]: 165, pl. 12, f. 21-25, gen. 198, 269; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 25

  500x359 (~28Kb) FINLAND: A: Föglö, 20.7.1973, E. Franssila leg.

  Larva on Cynanchum vincetoxicum

• Abrostola bettoni Dufay, 1958 Kenya. See [maps]

  • Abrostola bettoni Dufay, 1958; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afrique Noire (A) 20: 213, f. 2, 25 (m.gen); TL: English East Africa, Eb Urru

  • Abrostola bettoni; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola brevipennis Dufay, 1958

  • Abrostola brevipennis Dufay, 1958; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afrique Noire (A) 20: 205, f. 11, 230 (m.gen)
  • ?Xylina brevipennis Walker, 1858; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 15: 1734; TL: Natal

  • Abrostola brevipennis, African Moths [AFM]

  • Abrostola brevipennis; [NE10], 155
  • A. b. nairobiensis Dufay, 1958

    • Abrostola brevipennis nairobiensis Dufay, 1958; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afrique Noire (A) 20: 206, f. 10; TL: Nairobi

    • Abrostola brevipennis nairobiensis; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola canariensis Hampson, 1913 Canary Islands

  • Abrostola canariensis Hampson, 1913; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 13: 590, pl. 239, f. 31; TL: Canary Islands, Santa Cruz

  • Abrostola canariensis, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Abrostola canariensis; [NE10], 155; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 21
• Abrostola clarissa (Staudinger, 1900) Near East, Asia Minor, Iran, N.Arabia, Turkey. See [maps]

  • Plusia triplasia clarissa Staudinger, 1900; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 12 (2): 381; TL: [Turkey]

  • Abrostola clarissa, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]

  • Abrostola clarissa; [NE10]: 166, pl. 12, f. 16-20, gen. 201, 272; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 27
• Abrostola confusa Dufay, 1958

  • Abrostola confusa Dufay, 1958; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afrique Noire (A) 20: 200, f. 5, 15 (m.gen), 27 (f.gen); TL: French Sudan [Mali], Bamako

  • Abrostola confusa; [NE10], 155
  • A. c. aethiopica Dufay, 1958

    • Abrostola confusa aethiopica Dufay, 1958; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afrique Noire (A) 20: 202, f. 6; TL: Abyssinie, Birbir, Ioubdo

    • Abrostola confusa aethiopica; [POOLE], 5; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola congolensis Dufay, 1958 Zaire. See [maps]

  • Abrostola congolensis Dufay, 1958; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 27: 159, f. 7-8, 10 (m.gen); TL: Belgian Congo [Zaire], Elisabethville

  • Abrostola congolensis; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola dejeani Dufay, 1958 Sichuan. See [maps]

  • Abrostola dejeani Dufay, 1958; Bonner Zool. Beitr. 8: 316, f. 5, 19 (f.gen); TL: Setchouen, Siao-Lou

  • Abrostola dejeani; [NE10], 155; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 22
• Abrostola fallax Dufay, 1975 Cameroon. See [maps]

  • Abrostola fallax Dufay, 1975; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 44 (4): 117; TL: Cameroon, N'kongsamba

  • Abrostola fallax; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola hyrcanica Hacker & Ebert, 2002

  • Abrostola hyrcanica; [NE10], 155; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 26
• Abrostola imitatrix Dufay, 1975 Cameroon. See [maps]

  • Abrostola imitatrix Dufay, 1975; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 44 (4): 117; TL: Cameroon, Mont Oku

  • Abrostola imitatrix; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola karsholti Ronkay & Thöny, 1997

  • Abrostola karsholti; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola kaszabi Dufay, 1971

  • Abrostola kaszabi Dufay, 1971; Reichenbachia, 13: 269, f. 1-2, 3 (m.gen), 4 (f.gen); TL: Mongolia, Central Aimak, SW of Somon Bajenzogt
  • Abrostola gabori Ronkay, 1987
    • = ; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 28

  • Abrostola gabori; [NE10], 155
  • Abrostola kaszabi; [NE10], 155; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 28
• Abrostola korbi Dufay, 1958 Ussuri, Korea, Japan. See [maps]

  • Abrostola korbi Dufay, 1958; Opuscula Zoologica, 13: 1; TL: Ussuri
  • Abrostola pacifica Dufay, 1960; Tinea 5: 307, f. 4-5, 9 (m.gen); TL: Japan, viigat, Okutadami
    • = ; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 24; [RFEL]

  • Abrostola pacifica; [NE10], 155
  • Abrostola korbi; [NE10], 155; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 24; [RFEL]
• Abrostola marmorea Dufay, 1958

  • Abrostola marmorea Dufay, 1958; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afrique Noire (A) 20: 203, f. 7, f. 14 (m.neg); TL: Kenya, Nairobi

  • Abrostola marmorea; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola microvalis Ottolengui, 1919 Texas. See [maps]

  • Abrostola microvalis Ottolengui, 1919; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 27: 124, pl. 15, f. 12; TL: Texas

  • Abrostola microvalis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Abrostola microvalis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Abrostola microvalis; [MNA25.1]: 37, f. 9, pl. 1, f. 4, pl. A, f. 4, pl. I, f. 4; [NACL], #8883; [NACL93], #1164

  Larva on Quercus virginiana? [MNA25.1]

• Abrostola obliqua Dufay, 1958

  • Abrostola obliqua Dufay, 1958; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afrique Noire (A) 20: 207, f. 12, 22 (m.gen); TL: Abyssinie

  • Abrostola obliqua; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola obscura Dufay, 1958

  • Abrostola obscura Dufay, 1958; Bonner Zool. Beitr. 8: 314, f. 6, 13 (m.gen); TL: N.Yunnan

  • Abrostola obscura; [NE10], 155; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 22
• Abrostola oculea Dufay, 1958

  • Abrostola oculea Dufay, 1958; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afrique Noire (A) 20: 214, f. 3, f. 17 (m.gen); TL: South Africa, Dunbrody

  • Abrostola oculea; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola ovalis Guenée, 1852 S.Quebec, from (Maine - North Carolina) - Wisconsin. See [maps]

  • Abrostola ovalis Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. Nat. Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) 6: 322, pl. 11, f. 11; TL: New York [State]

  • Abrostola ovalis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Abrostola ovalis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Abrostola ovalis, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]

  • Abrostola ovalis; [NACL], #8880; [MNA25.1]: 36, f. 8, pl. 1, f. 1, pl. 4, f. 1, pl. A, f. 1, pl. I, f. 1; [NE10], 155; [NACL93], #1161

  Larva on Urtica dioica [MNA25.1], 36

• Abrostola parvula Barnes & McDunnough, 1916 S.Nevada, California, Arizona, NW.Mexico. See [maps]

  • Abrostola parvula Barnes & McDunnough, 1916; Can. Ent. 48 (7): 225; TL: S.Arizona
  • Abrostola mariana Walter, 1928; Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington 30 (8): 138; TL: Tempe, Arizona
    • = ; [NACL], #8882

  • Abrostola parvula, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Abrostola parvula, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]

  • Abrostola parvula; [NACL], #8882; [MNA25.1]: 36, f. 9, pl. 1, f. 3, pl. A., f. 3, pl. I, f. 3; [NE10], 155; [NACL93], #1163
• Abrostola peruviana Ronkay & Thöny, 1997

  • Abrostola peruviana Ronkay & Thöny, 1997; Facetta 14 (1-2): (28-38)

  • Abrostola peruviana; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola proxima Dufay, 1958

  • Abrostola proxima Dufay, 1958; Bonner Zool. Beitr. 8: 309, pl. 7, f. 16 (f.gen); TL: N. Yunnan

  • Abrostola proxima; [NE10], 155
  • A. p. proxima

    • Abrostola proxima proxima; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 27
  • A. p. major Dufay, 1958

    • Abrostola major Dufay, 1958; Bonner Zool. Beitr. 8: 310, f. 3, f. 11 (m.gen); TL: Chekiang, E. Tien-mu-shan

    • Abrostola major; [NE10], 155
    • Abrostola proxima major; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 28
• Abrostola pulverea Dufay, 1958

  • Abrostola pulverea Dufay, 1958; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afrique Noire (A) 20: 208, f. 9, 23 (m.gen); TL: Kilimandjaro, Kilema

  • Abrostola pulverea; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola rougeoti Dufay, 1977

  • Abrostola rougeoti Dufay, 1977; in Rougeot, Mém. natn. hist. nat. Paris (Zool.) 105: 45, f. 2 (m.gen), pl. 5, f. 45; TL: Ethiopia

  • Abrostola rougeoti; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola schintlmeisteri Behounek & Ronkay, 1999 Philippines (Luzon). See [maps]

  • Abrostola schintlmeisteri Behounek & Ronkay, 1999; Spixiana 22 (2): 109, f. 1-2, pl. 1, f. 1; TL: Philippines, N-Luzon, Ifugao, Banaue

  • Abrostola schintlmeisteri; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola sugii Dufay, 1960

  • Abrostola sugii Dufay, 1960; Tinea 5: 309, f. 7-8, 20 (m.gen); TL: Japan, Shizuoka, Umegashina

  • Abrostola sugii; [NE10], 155; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 29
• Abrostola suisharyonis Strand, 1920

  • Abrostola suisharyonis Strand, 1920; Archiv Naturg. 84 A (12): 131; TL: Formosa, Suisharyo

  • Abrostola suisharyonis; [NE10], 155
  • A. s. suisharyonis

    • Abrostola suisharyonis suisharyonis; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 20
  • A. s. robertsi Dufay, 1971

    • Abrostola suisharyonis robertsi Dufay, 1971; Reichenbachia, 13: 273; TL: N.India, Kyra Gully

    • Abrostola suisharyonis robertsi; [NE10], 155; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 20
  • A. s. schintlmeisteri Behounek & Ronkay, 1999

    • Abrostola suisharyonis schintlmeisteri; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 21
• Abrostola triopis Hampson, 1902

  • Abrostola triopis Hampson, 1902; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2 (10): 344; TL: Natal Durban

  • Abrostola triopis, African Moths [AFM]

  • Abrostola triopis; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola tripartita (Hufnagel, 1766) EU, Siberia, Korea, Japan. See [maps] Kirjosuomuyökkönen Spectacle

  • Phalaena tripartita Hufnagel, 1766; Berlin. Magazin. 3 (4): 414
  • Phalaena triplacia Esper, [1791]
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Noctua urticae Hübner, [1817]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4]: pl. 137, f. 625; TL: Europe
    • = ; [RFEL]

  • Abrostola tripartita, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Abrostola tripartita, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Abrostola tripartita, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Abrostola tripartita, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Abrostola tripartita; [NE10]: 163, pl. 12, f. 6-10, gen. 197, 268; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 29; [RFEL]

  Misidentified/misapplied:

  • Phalaena triplasia Linnaeus, 1758;

  704x731 (~108Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 14.6.2008 (36°25'E, 56°23'N), Photo © D. Smirnov

  500x555 (~48Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 28-3.6.1988; N: Tenhola, 666:27, 30.7.1981, Markku Savela leg.

  Larva on Cannabaceae , Urticaceae , Rosaceae , Apocynaceae [RFEL], Urtica dioeca

• Abrostola triplasia (Linnaeus, 1758) EU, N.Africa, Siberia, Korea, Japan. See [maps] Lyijysuomuyökkönen Dark Spectacle

  • Phalaena triplasia Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 517
  • Noctua trigemina Werneburg, 1864; Beir. zur Schmet. (1): 308 (unnec. repl.)
    • = ; [RFEL]

  • Abrostola triplasia, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Abrostola triplasia, Schmetterlinge der Schweiz [Heiner Ziegler]
  • Abrostola triplasia, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
  • Abrostola triplasia, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Abrostola triplasia; [NE10]: 168, pl. 12, f. 1-2, 4-5, gen. 200, 271; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 23; [RFEL]

  500x505 (~41Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 17-22.7.1985, f 5-11.9.1976 Markku Savela leg.

  Larva on Urtica dioeca, Humulus lupulus, Parietaria ? [NE10], 169, Cannabaceae , Urticaceae , Lamiaceae [RFEL]

• Abrostola ugartii Ronkay & Thöny, 1997

  • Abrostola ugartii Ronkay & Thöny, 1997; Facetta 14 (1-2): (28-38)

  • Abrostola ugartii; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola urentis Guenée, 1852 from (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick) - British Columbia - Oregon, North Carolina, Missouri, Kansas, Great Plains. See [maps]

  • Abrostola urentis Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. Nat. Insectes (Spec. gén. Lépid.) 6: 322; TL: New York

  • Abrostola urentis, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
  • Abrostola urentis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Abrostola urentis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Abrostola urentis; [NACL], #8881; [MNA25.1]: 36, f. 9, pl. 1, f. 2, pl. A, f. 2, pl. I, f. 2; [NE10], 155; [NACL93], #1162

  Larva on Urtica dioica [MNA25.1], 36

• Abrostola ussuriensis Dufay, 1958 ..., Ussuri, Korea, Japan. See [maps]

  • Abrostola ussuriensis Dufay, 1958; Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 27: 157, f. 5-6, 11 (m.gen); TL: Ussuri, Nikolsk

  • Abrostola ussuriensis; [NE10], 155; Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010, Witt Catalogue 4: 24; [RFEL]
• Abrostola violacea Dufay, 1958

  • Abrostola violacea Dufay, 1958; Bull. Inst. Fr. Afrique Noire (A) 20: 210, f. 8, 21 (m.gen); TL: Tanganyka, Arusha, Ngorongoro Crater

  • Abrostola violacea; [NE10], 155
• Abrostola maniganggo Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010

  • Abrostola maniganggo Ronkay, Ronkay & Behounek, 2010; Witt Catalogue 4: 23

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