The Eriopygini are a small-sized
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...
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
Noctuinae
The Noctuinae are a subfamily of the family Noctuidae, and is composed of moths. The larvae of many species feed on roots or stems of various grasses. Some are generalist feeders which makes them potential pests.
Noctuid systematics is in a ...
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classifica ...
. It was formerly placed in the
Hadeninae
Hadeninae was formerly a subfamily of the moth family Noctuidae, but was merged into the subfamily Noctuinae. The tribes Apameini, Caradrinini, Elaphriini, Episemini, Eriopygini, Hadenini, Leucaniini, Orthosiini, and Xylenini
The Xylenin ...
subfamily.
Selected Genera
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Anhimella''
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Anhypotrix''
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Fergusonix''
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Hexorthodes''
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Homorthodes''
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Hydroeciodes''
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Hypotrix''
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Lacinipolia''
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Lasionycta''
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Marilopteryx''
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Miodera''
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Neleucania''
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Nudorthodes''
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Orthodes''
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Protorthodes''
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Psammopolia''
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Pseudorthodes''
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Tricholita''
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Ulolonche''
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Zosteropoda''
References
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