Oncocnemidinae is a subfamily of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s which belong to the large moth 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 ...
). In contrast to most other members of the family, they fly during the day. Oncocnemidinae are small, dark coloured moths, but the backs of their wings are generally white with broad, black stripes.
Systematic classification
* Subfamily Oncocnemidinae
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Calophasia''
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Calophasia lunula'' (Hufnagel, 1766)
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Sympistis'' Hübner, 1823
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Sympistis funebris'' (Hübner, 1809)
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Sympistis heliophila'' (Paykull, 1793)
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Sympistis lapponica'' (Thunberg, 1791)
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Sympistis nigrita'' (Boisduval, 1840)
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Calliergis
''Calliergis'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.
Species
*'' Calliergis draesekei'' (Draudt, 1950) Yunnan
*''Calliergis ramosa
''Calliergis ramosa'' is a moth of the family Noctuid ...
'' (Hübner, 1821)
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Calliergis ramosa
''Calliergis ramosa'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1786. It is found in central and southern Europe, from France north to the Netherlands, east to Poland, south through eastern Europe t ...
'' (Esper, 1786)
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Stilbia'' (Stephens, 1829)
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Stilbia anomala'' (Haworth, 1812)
References
* Norges sommerfugler – Nattfl
* Aarvik, L., Beggren, K. og Hansen, L.O. (2000) ''Catalogus Lepidopterorum Norvegiae''. Lepidopterologisk Arbeidsgruppe/Nordk Institutt for Skogforskning.
* ''Svenska Fjärilar'', with picture gallery
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Noctuidae
Moth subfamilies