The Leucomini are a
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confli ...
of
tussock moth
The Lymantriinae (formerly called the Lymantriidae) are a subfamily of moths of the family Erebidae. The taxon was erected by George Hampson in 1893.
Many of its component species are referred to as "tussock moths" of one sort or another. The cat ...
s of the family
Erebidae.
Description
Moths of this tribe typically have a red color on the underside of the head and thorax and on the legs and have asymmetric genitalia.
Genera
The tribe includes the following genera. This list may be incomplete.
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Dendrophleps''
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Leucoma''
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Perina''
References
Lymantriinae
Moth tribes
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