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Parent Taxon

• Noctuidae

Sibling Taxa

• Amblyprora
• Anacronicta
• Anepholcia
• Antitrisuloides
• Arctioptera
• Baorisa
• Bathyra
• Brandtina
• Characasia
• Charadra
• Chrisotea
• Cicadoforma
• Colocasia
• Diphtera
• Disepholcia
• Elydnodes
• Gaujonia
• Gerbathodes
• Lichnoptera
• Meleneta
• Mooreia
• Neopanthea
• Oculicattus
• Ortopla
• Panthea
• Pantheana
• Pseudopanthea
• Semixanthia
• Sundwarda
• Tambana
• Thiacidas
• Trichosea
• Trisula
• Trisuloides
• Viridistria
• Xanthomantis
• Xizanga

Child Taxa

• Lichnoptera albidiscata
• Lichnoptera cavillator
• Lichnoptera decora
• Lichnoptera felina
• Lichnoptera gulo
• Lichnoptera illudens
• Lichnoptera moesta
• Lichnoptera pollux
• Lichnoptera spissa

Top Observation Places

• Oaxaca
• Orizaba
• Xalapa de Enríquez
• Coatepec