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Catephiini

The Catephiini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae.

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Catephiini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Tribe: Catephiini
Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
  • Catephidae Guenée, 1854

The Catephiini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae.12

Taxonomy

The tribe is most closely related to the tribe Omopterini, also within Erebinae, though the genera belonging to each tribe are not well determined.2

Genera

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References

  1. Holloway, Jeremy D. "The Moths of Borneo Parts 15 & 16: Family Noctuidae, Subfamily Catocalinae". The Moths of Borneo. Southdene Sdn. Bhd. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  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.