[Egg morphology of seven noctuid species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) from Chilean and updated key to their identification].

Eggs from seven Noctuid moth species, Eriopyga perfusca (Hampson), Magnagrotis oorti (Koehler), Pseudoleucania brosii (Koehler), Scania simillima (Koehler). Scriptania americana (Blanchard), Scriptania leucofasciata Rodriguez, were collected at La Mina, 925 msnm, (35 degrees 21' S; 71 degrees 41' W) and Paso Internacional Pchucnche (35 degrees 57' S: 70 degrees 23' W), 2560 msnm, Chile. The Scanning Electron Microscope showed that egg morphology allows identification to species level. This is particularly useful in agricultural pest control, and morphological differences are used in this report to present an updated taxonomic key to the Chilean Noctuidae.