Erebinae

Erebinae
Red Underwing (Catocala nupta)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Leach, [1815]

The Erebinae are a subfamily of moths in the Erebidae family. Many of the species in the subfamily are large (7 to 10 cm, 3 to 4 inches) compared with other noctuoid moths in temperate zones. Some of these large moths, such as those in Catocala and related genera, have brightly colored hindwings used as distraction displays, while others, such as those in Zale and related genera, have mottled, drably colored hindwings helpful as camouflage in grass and on tree trunks.

Taxonomy

Many of the members of the Erebinae were previously classified within the Catocalinae subfamily or Catocalini tribe within either the Erebidae or Noctuidae family. Several morphological and phylogenetic studies completed since 2000 have repeatedly revised these large families of the Noctuoidea superfamily, and further revision continues with current study.[1][2][3] A historical summary of the systematics of the Catocalinae and Erebinae has been written by Holloway.[4]

Tribes

References

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  1. ↑ Fibiger, Michael; Lafontaine, J. Donald (June 29, 2005). "A review of the higher classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) with special reference to the Holarctic fauna". Esperiana 11: 27–28.
  2. ↑ Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x.
  3. ↑ Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (19 Mar 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys 40: 26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
  4. ↑ Holloway, J. D. "The Moths of Borneo Parts 15&16: Family Noctuidae, Subfamily Catocalinae". The Moths of Borneo. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
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