noctuid
/ˈnɒktjʊɪd/noun
- Entomology a moth of a large family (Noctuidae), whose members typically have dull forewings and pale or colourful hindwings【昆】夜蛾 （属夜蛾科）。亦称OWLET.
词源
late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Noctuidae (plural), based on Latin noctua 'night owl'.