Heterocampinae is a

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

of prominent moths in the family

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 ...

. There are at least 60 described species of Heterocampinae in North America.

Genera

* '' Afilia'' Schaus, 1901 * '' Disphragis'' Hübner, 1820 * '' Euhyparpax'' Beutenmüller, 1893 * '' Heterocampa'' Doubleday, 1841 * '' Hyparpax'' Hübner, 1825 * '' Litodonta'' Harvey, 1876 * '' Lochmaeus'' Doubleday, 1841 * '' Macrurocampa'' Dyar, 1893 * '' Misogada'' Walker, 1865 * '' Oligocentria'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 * '' Praeschausia'' Benjamin, 1932 * '' Pseudhapigia'' Schaus, 1901 * '' Rifargia'' Walker, 1862 * '' Scevesia'' Dyar, 1916 * '' Schizura'' Doubleday, 1841 * '' Theroa'' Schaus, 1901 * '' Ursia'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1911

References

* Lafontaine, J. Donald & Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ''ZooKeys'', vol. 40, 1-239.

External links

Butterflies and Moths of North America

NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Heterocampinae
Notodontidae {{Noctuoidea-stub

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