The Calpini are a

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of fruit-piercing

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s in the family

Erebidae The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...

; formerly they were included in the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. The

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of the adult moths of this tribe is pointed and barbed, allowing the moth to pierce the skin of fruit to drink the juice. The vampire moths in the genus '' Calyptra'' can pierce mammal skin to drink blood.

Genera

* '' Africalpe'' Krüger, 1939 * '' Calyptra'' Ochsenheimer, 1816 * '' Ferenta'' Walker,

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/small> * '' Gonodonta'' Hübner, 1818 * '' Graphigona'' Walker,

/small> * '' Oraesia'' Guenée, In Boisduval and Guenée, 1852b * '' Plusiodonta'' Guenée, In Boisduval and Guenée, 1852b * '' Tetrisia'' Walker, 1867

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Calpinae Moth tribes {{Calpinae-stub