The Syntomini are a
tribe
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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 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 tribe was erected by
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer
Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer (17 December 1799 – 14 April 1874) was a German entomologist and physician. He was born, and died, in Regensburg. Herrich-Schäffer studied and collected particularly butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera). ...
in 1846.
Taxonomy
The tribe used to be classified in the subfamily
Ctenuchinae 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 ...
.
The wingspan of a Syntomini is about 11-14 millimeters. Their abdomen can wither be completely yellow or be black with a band of yellow around it.
Genera
The following genera are included in the tribe.
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Amata
According to Roman mythology, Amata (also called Palanto) was the wife of Latinus, king of the Latins, and the mother of their only child, Lavinia. In the Aeneid of Virgil, she commits suicide during the conflict between Aeneas and Turnus over ...
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Fabricius, 1807
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Anapisa''
Kiriakoff, 1952
*''
Apisa''
Walker, 1855
*''
Auriculoceryx''
Holloway, 1988
*''
Automolis''
Hübner, 1819
*''
Balacra''
Walker, 1856
*''
Bergeria''
Kiriakoff, 1952
*''
Cacosoma''
(Boisduval, 1847)
*''
Caeneressa''
Obraztsov, 1957
*''
Ceryx
In Greek mythology, Ceryx ( grc, Κῆρυξ ''Kērux'', literally "herald") was a member of the Athenian royal family as the son of Hermes by either the princesses, Pandrosus or Agraulus.
Mythology
Ceryx was, like his father, a messenger. Bu ...
''
Wallengren, 1863
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Dysauxes''
Hübner, 819
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Events
By place
Europe
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*'' Eressa'' Walker, 1854
*'' Gippius'' Walker, 1855
*'' Hippurarctia'' Kiriakoff, 1953
*'' Meganaclia'' Aurivillius, 1892
*'' Melisa'' Walker, 1854
*'' Melisoides'' Strand, 1912
*'' Metamicroptera'' Hulstaert, 1923
*'' Metarctia'' Walker, 1855
*'' Microbergeria'' Kiriakoff, 1972
*'' Nacliodes'' Strand, 1912
*'' Neobalacra'' Kiriakoff, 1952
*'' Neophemula'' Kiriakoff, 1957
*'' Oligamatites'' Kusnetzov, 1928
*'' Owambarctia'' Kiriakoff, 1957
*'' Paramelisa'' Aurivillius, 1906
*'' Pseudmelisa'' Hampson, 1910
*'' Pseudodiptera'' Kaye, 1918
*'' Pseudothyretes'' Dufrane, 1945
*'' Rhipidarctia'' Kiriakoff, 1953
*'' Streptophlebia'' Hampson, 1898
*'' Syntomoides'' Hampson, 1893
*'' Thyretes'' Boisduval, 1847
*'' Trichaetoides'' Holloway, 1988
References
Arctiinae
Moth tribes
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