| Higher taxa: | Noctuidae (family)/ Noctuinae (subfamily)/ Noctuini (tribe)/ Agrotina (subtribe)/ Noctua (genus)/ | 
| Status: | Misapplied , the accepted name is Agrotis | 
| Authorship: | Boisduval, 1828 | 
| Citation: | Noctua | 
| Taxon remarks: | Type species: Phalaena exclamationis Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae (Edn 10), 1: 515. By subsequent designation by Duponchel , 1829. Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France 7(2): 71. A junior homonym of Noctua Linnaeus, 1758. The subjective replacement name is Agrotis Ochsenheimer, 1816. | 
| Publication: | Boisduval J. B. A. 1828. Europaeorum Lepidopterorum Index Methodicus. Pars 1. Sistens genera Papilio, Sphinx, Bombyx et Noctua Lin. | 
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| Pagination: | 63 |