সাধারণত নিস্তেজ রঙের মাঝারী মাপের নিশাচর মথ; সাধারণত মসৃণ-সাকার শুককীট ধ্বংসাত্মক কৃষি কীট হয়

noctuid's Usage Examples:

Adult: Most noctuid adults have drab wings, but some subfamilies such as Acronictinae and Agaristinae.

†Agrotis cremata Butler, 1880 – Maui agrotis noctuid moth †Agrotis crinigera Butler, 1881 – poko noctuid moth, larger Hawaiian cutworm moth Agrotis cursoriodes.

The Hilo noctuid moth (Hypena newelli) was a moth in the family Erebidae.

(sometimes misspelled Psychomorpha - which is also the name of a genus of noctuid moths) includes three families, Psychodidae, Blephariceridae, and Tanyderidae.

Some include the noctuid subfamilies Eriopinae and Psaphidinae here as tribes Eriopini and Psaphidini.

Plusiinae is a smallish (for noctuid standards) subfamily of the moth family Noctuidae.

The Midway noctuid moth (Agrotis fasciata) also known as Midway mudworm was a species of moth in the family Noctuidae.

noctuid's Meaning':

usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests