The Pericopina is a
subtribe
Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus. The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants
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of
tiger moths 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'') ...
. The subtribe was described by
Francis Walker in 1869.
Taxonomy
The subtribe was previously classified as the subfamily Pericopinae of the family
Arctiidae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
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Selected genera
The following genera are included in the subtribe.
[Vincent, B. & Laguerre, M. (2014). "Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, ]815
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* Are (unit), a unit of area equal to 100 m2
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Calodesma
''Calodesma'' is a genus of tiger moth
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Chetone
''Chetone'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870.
Species
* '' Chetone angulosa'' Walker, 1854
* '' Chetone catilina'' Cramer, 1775
* '' Chetone conjuncta'' Hering, 1925
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Composia
''Composia'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Species
* '' Composia credula'' Fabricius, 1775
* '' Composia fidelissima'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1866
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Crocomela''
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Ctenuchidia''
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Cyanarctia
''Cyanarctia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson
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Didaphne''
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Dysschema''
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Ephestris
''Ephestris'' is a monotypic tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. It contains the single species ''Ephestris melaxantha''. Both the genus and species were first described by Jacob Hübner, the genus in 1820 and the species in 1809.
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Episcea
''Episcea'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was described by Warren in 1901.
Species
* ''Episcea extravagans'' Warren, 1901
* ''Episcea sancta
''Episcea sancta'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It was described ...
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Euchlaenidia
''Euchlaenidia'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson
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Eucyanoides''
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Gnophaela
''Gnophaela'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
It consists of the following species:
*'' Gnophaela vermiculata'' (Grote, 864
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Heliactinidia
''Heliactinidia'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson
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Hyalurga
''Hyalurga'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819.
Species
*'' Hyalurga albovitrea'' Walker, 865/small>
*'' Hyalurga batesi'' (Druce, 1893)
*'' Hyalurga caralis'' Druce, 1885
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Hypocrita
''Hypocrita'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1807.
Species
*'' Hypocrita albimacula'' (Druce, 1897)
*'' Hypocrita aletta'' (Stoll, 782
*'' Hypocrita ambigua'' (Hering, 1925)
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Isostola
''Isostola'' is a genus of moth
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Josiomorpha
''Josiomorpha'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae described by Felder in 1874.
Species
*'' Josiomorpha cathetozosta'' Becker, 2013
*'' Josiomorpha penetrata'' (Walker, 865
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Josiomorphoides
''Josiomorphoides'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropic ...
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Mesenochroa
''Mesenochroa'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical sp ...
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Notophyson
''Notophyson'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical spe ...
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Phaloe
''Phaloe'' is a genus of moths in the subfamily Arctiinae. The genus was erected by Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville in 1838.
Species
*'' Phaloe cruenta'' (Hübner, 1823)
*'' Phaloe cubana'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1866)
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Phaloesia
''Phaloesia'' is a monotypic of tiger moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species is ''Phaloesia saucia'', the saucy beauty moth. The genus and species were first described by Francis Walker in 1854. It is found from the lower Rio Gran ...
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Scearctia''
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Seileria''
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Sermyla''
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Sthenognatha''
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Syntomidopsis''
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Thermidarctia''
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Thyrgis''
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Xenosoma''
References
Lepidoptera subtribes
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