Orthosia Ochsenheimer, 1816
(quakers and drabs)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker
Larva (Click to open)Larva (Click to open) (Click to open) (Click to open)
 		Species 49 images
Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker
(Click to open)
 		Species 25 images
Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character
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 		Species 37 images
Orthosia gracilis
Powdered Quaker
(Click to open)
 		Species 2 images
Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab
(Click to open)
 		Species 41 images 2 ident. refs
Orthosia populeti
Lead-coloured Drab
Species 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusOrthosia (quakers and drabs)
TribeOrthosiini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyHADENINAE (a subfamily of shuttle moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Orthosia (quakers and drabs) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Orthosia (quakers and drabs)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 32 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Orthosia (quakers and drabs)
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