Pygaerinae is a
subfamily
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of the
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 ...
family
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Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,800 known species. The family was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, espe ...
, the silver prominents and relatives. The
genus
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list is preliminary, as not all Notodontidae have been assigned to subfamilies yet.
Genera
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Caschara''
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Clostera''
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Coscodaca''
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Ginshachia''
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Ginshachia bronacha''
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Ginshachia gemmifera''
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Gonoclostera''
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Gluphisia''
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Metaschalis''
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Micromelalopha''
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Pterotes''
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Pygaera''
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Rhegmatophila''
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Rosama''
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Spatalia''
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Spatalia argentina''
Notodontidae
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