The Orgyiini are a
tribe
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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
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'') ...
. The tribe was described by Wallengren in 1861.
Description
Caterpillars of the group have brushes of hairs on the top of abdominal segments 1 (adjacent to the thorax), 2, 3, 4, and 8 and pencils of hairs projected forward from the sides of the head.
Genera
The tribe includes the following genera. This list may be incomplete.
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Acyphas''
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Aroa
''Aroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Lymantriinae first described by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1855. Species are distributed in South Africa, China, throughout India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Java.
Description
They ...
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Belinda
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Calliteara''
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Casama''
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Cifuna''
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Clethrogyna''
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Dasychira''
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Dicallomera''
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Eudasychira''
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Griveaudyria''
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Gynaephora''
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Habrophylla''
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Hemerophanes''
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Ilema''
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Laelia
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Mpanjaka''
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Mylantria''
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Neomardara''
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Ocneria''
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Olene''
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Orgyia''
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Pantana''
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Penthophera''
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Psalis''
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Teia
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Telochurus''
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Varatra''
References
Lymantriinae
Moth tribes
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