Noctua

noctua Translingual thumb|Noctua pronuba Etymology mul :bor la:noctua 1 mul la noctua owl. Proper noun 1 f genus family Noctuidae yellow underwing moths Hypernyms genus ; Noctuinae subfamily subfamily; Noctuini tribe tribe; Noctuina subtribe subtribe Hyponyms genus Noctua pronuba species type species; Noctua cataphanes species, Noctua comes species, Noctua craccae species, Noctua dilucida species, Noctua fimbriata species, Noctua genistae species, Noctua interjecta species, Noctua interposita species, Noctua janthe species, Noctua janthina species, Noctua noacki species, Noctua orbona species, Noctua peponis species, Noctua procax species, Noctua saucia species, Noctua socrus species, Noctua spectrum species, Noctua tertia species, Noctua variegata species, Noctua viciae species, Noctua warreni species other species Derived terms Micronoctua genus Descendants en owlet moth 1 Further reading Noctua (moth) Noctua Linnaeus 1 mul Noctuoid moths Latin Etymology From la noctua owl. Pronunciation Proper noun Noctua<1> m A Roman en cognomen — famously held by: Quintus Caedicius Noctua, a Roman consul Declension Noctua<1> References la cognomina