The Tentaxina are 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). The early use of this word is from 19th century. An example of subtribe i ...
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 ...
s of the family
Erebidae. The clade was described by Michael Fibiger in 2011.
Taxonomy
The subtribe was originally described as the subfamily Tentaxinae of the family Micronoctuidae.
Genera
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Acusa
''Acusa'' is a monotypic moth genus 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 macro ...
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Fibiger, 2011
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Tentasetae
''Tentasetae'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae. Its only species, ''Tentasetae cambodiana'', is only known from Cambodia, where it was described from Bokor National Park
Preah Monivong Bokor National Park ( km, ឧទ្យ� ...
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Fibiger, 2011
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Pseudobscura
''Pseudobscura'' is a monotypic moth genus 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-know ...
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Fibiger, 2011
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Parens''
Fibiger, 2011
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Alienia
''Alienia'' is a monotypic moth genus 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 macr ...
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Fibiger, 2011
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Tentaspina
''Tentaspina'' is a genus of moths 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 macrom ...
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Fibiger, 2011
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Tentax
''Tentax'' is a genus of moths 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 ...
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Fibiger, 2011
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Flax
Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, ''Linum usitatissimum'', in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in regions of the world with temperate climates. Textiles made from flax are known i ...
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Fibiger, 2011
References
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Micronoctuini
Lepidoptera subtribes
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