The Hypenodinae are 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 ...
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'' ...
. Adult moths of most species of this subfamily lack small,
simple eyes
A simple eye (sometimes called a pigment pit) refers to a form of eye or an optical arrangement composed of a single lens and without an elaborate retina such as occurs in most vertebrates. In this sense "simple eye" is distinct from a multi-l ...
near the large,
compound eye
A compound eye is a visual organ found in arthropods such as insects and crustaceans. It may consist of thousands of ommatidia, which are tiny independent photoreception units that consist of a cornea, lens, and photoreceptor cells which disti ...
s and have
quadrifine (four-veined) hindwing cells. The
micronoctuid moths are an exception because they possess simple eyes and
bifine (two-veined) hindwing cells.
Taxonomy
Phylogenetic
In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups ...
studies have shown that this subfamily should include the micronoctuid moths as a
Micronoctuini tribe.
Genera
Tribe unassigned
*''
Anachrostis''
Hampson, 1893
*''
Dasyblemma''
Dyar, 1923
*''
Dyspyralis''
Warren, 1891
*''
Hypenodes''
Doubleday, 1850
*''
Luceria''
Walker, 1859
*''
Parahypenodes''
Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
*''
Schrankia''
Hübner, 825
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Events
By place
India
* A group of Persio-Assyrian adherents of the Church of the East, under the leader ...
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Tribe Micronoctuini
* See
Micronoctuini for subtribes and genera.
References
Moth subfamilies
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