Hong Kong Moths

Noctuine moths (cutworms, armyworms & allies) found in Hong Kong
Noctuoidea: Noctuidae, Noctuinae

This page is an index to the 94 species of noctuine moths in Hong Kong.
Each link (once active) leads to species information page containing details about that species.
Taxonomy (placement of genera to tribe) used herein is sensu Zahiri et al. (2013b), as well as Holloway (2011) and Lafontaine & Schmidt (2013)
for tribes not dealt with by Zahiri et al. (2013b), with the following tribes found in Hong Kong:
Actinotiini, Agrotini, Apameini, Caradrinini, Athetiina, Dypterygiini, Elaphriini, Glottulini, Hadenini,
Leucaniini, Noctuini, Orthosiini, Phlogophorini, Prodeniini, Pseudeustrotiini, Xylenini.
Tribes, genera and species are listed alphabetically on this page.


Actinotiini (1 species)

Agrotini (2 species)


Actinotia australis

Holloway, 1989


Agrotis ipsilon

(Hufnagel, 1766)


Agrotis segetum

([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)

Apameini (3 species)


Acrapex azumai

Sugi, 1970


Apamea sodalis

(Butler, 1878)


Mniotype sp. A

Caradrinini - subtribe Athetiina (13 species)


Athetis bispurca

Galsworthy, 1997


Athetis bremusa

(Swinhoe, 1885)


Athetis cognata

(Moore, 1882)


Athetis delecta

(Moore, 1881)


Athetis hongkongensis

Galsworthy, 1997


Athetis obtusa

(Hampson, 1891)


Athetis ochracea

(Hampson, 1894)
(misplaced in Athetis,
larva with 3 pairs of
abdominal prolegs)


Athetis sincera

(Swinhoe, 1889)


Athetis stellata

(Moore, 1882)


Athetis stellulata

Chang, 1991


Athetis terminata

(Hampson, 1898)


Athetis thoracica

(Moore, [1885] 1884-1887)


Athetis sp. A

Dypterygiini (9 species)


Callyna monoleuca

Walker, 1858


Callyna semivitta

Moore, 1882


Feliniopsis hyperythra

Galsworthy, 1997


Feliniopsis indistans

(Guenée, 1852)


Feliniopsis margarita

Galsworthy, 1997


Sasunaga interrupta

Warren, 1912


Sasunaga longiplaga

Warren, 1912


Sasunaga tenebrosa

(Moore, 1867)


Trachea auriplena

(Walker, 1857)

Elaphriini (1 species)

Glottulini (1 species)

Hadenini (6 species)


Strotihypera macroplaga

(Hampson, 1907)


Brithys crini

(Fabricius, 1775)


Antha grata

(Butler, 1881)


Chasminodes albonitens

(Bremer, 1861)


Floccifera erigida

(Swinhoe, 1890)


Nonagria grisescens

(Hampson, 1910)


Nonagria nigropunctata

(Wileman, 1912)


Sesamia inferens

(Walker, 1856)

Leucaniini (31 species)


Leucania designata

Walker, 1856


Leucania irregularis

(Walker, 1857)


Leucania loreyi

(Duponchel, 1827)


Leucania stenographa

Lower, 1900


Leucania yu

Guenée, 1852


Mythimna argentea

Yoshimatsu, 1994


Mythimna byssina

Swinhoe, 1886


Mythimna compta

Moore, 1881


Mythimna curvilinea

Hampson, 1891


Mythimna decisissima

Walker, 1865


Mythimna distincta

(Moore, 1881)


Mythimna fasciata

(Moore, 1881)


Mythimna formosana

Butler, 1880


Mythimna formosicola

(Yoshimatsu, 1992)


Mythimna macellaroides

Poole, 1989


Mythimna moorei

(Swinhoe, 1902)


Mythimna nabalua

Holloway, 1976


Mythimna pakdala

Calora, 1966


Mythimna pallidicosta

(Hampson, 1894)


Mythimna reversa

(Moore, [1885] 1884-1887)


Mythimna separata

(Walker, 1865)


Mythimna snelleni

Hreblay, 1996


Mythimna stolida

(Leech, 1889)


Mythimna substriata

(Yoshimatsu, 1987)


Mythimna taiwana

(Wileman, 1912)


Mythimna tangala

(Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874)


Mythimna tricorna

Hreblay, Legrain & Yoshimatsu, 1998


Mythimna sp. A nr. albicosta

(Leech, 1889)


Tiracola aureata

Holloway, 1989


Tiracola plagiata

Walker, 1857

Noctuini (6 species)

Orthisiini (1 species)

Phlogophorini (1 species)


Diarsia canescens

(Butler, 1878)


Diarsia formosana

Boursin, 1948


Diarsia nigrosigna

(Moore, 1881)


Egira ambigua

Galsworthy, 1997


Phlogophora meticulosa

(Linnaeus, 1758)
(vagrant/accidental introduction,
not resident)


Noctua pronuba

(Linnaeus, 1758)
(vagrant/accidental introduction,
not resident)


Peridroma saucia

(Hübner, [1808])


Xylostola indistincta

(Moore, 1882)

Prodeniini (6 species)


Spodoptera cilium

Guenée, 1852


Spodoptera exigua

(Hübner, [1808])


Spodoptera litura

(Fabricius, 1775)


Spodoptera mauritia

(Boisduval, 1833)


Spodoptera pecten

Guenée, 1852


Spodoptera picta

(Guérin-Méneville, 1830)

Pseudeustrotiini (2 species)

Xylenini (3 species)


Pseudeustrotia bipartita

(Wileman, 1914)


Pseudeustrotia semialba

(Hampson, 1894)


Rhynchaglaea labiscitula

Kobayahsi & Owada, 2006


Sugitania uenoi
ssp. sinovietnamica

Owada & Wang, 2010


Taivaleria rubrifasciata

Hreblay & Ronkay, 2000

Noctuinae incertae sedis (9 species)


Apsarasa radians

(Westwood, 1848)


Aucha velans

Walker, [1858] 1857


Aucha villiana

(Swinhoe, 1893)


Bagada malayica

([Snellen, 1886])


Bagada poliomera

(Hampson, 1908)


Bagada pyrochroma

Walker, 1858


Dipterygina indica

(Moore, 1867)


Paradiopa postfusca

(Hampson, 1893)


Yepcalphis dilectissima

(Walker, 1858)

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