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Phaegopterina

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Phaegopterina
Pale tiger moth
(Halysidota tessellaris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Phaegopterina
Kirby, 1892

The Phaegopterina are a subtribe of tiger moths in the tribe Arctiini, which is part of the family Erebidae. The subtribe was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892.

Taxonomy

The subtribe was previously classified as the tribe Phaegopterini of the family Arctiidae.

Genera

The following genera are included in the subtribe. Numerous arctiine genera have not yet been assigned to a subtribe, so this genus list may be incomplete.

References

  • Lafontaine, J. D. & Fibiger, M. (2006). "Revised higher classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera)". Canadian Entomologist. 138: 610-635. doi:10.4039/n06-012
  • Lafontaine, J. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys. 40: 1-239. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414
  • Schmidt, B. C. & Opler, P. A. (2008). "Revised checklist of the tiger moths of the Continental United States and Canada". Zootaxa. 1677: 1-23.
  • Witt, T. J. & Ronkay, L. (2011). "Lymantriinae and Arctiinae - Including Phylogeny and Check List of the Quadrifid Noctuoidea of Europe". Noctuidae Europaeae. 13: 1-448.