Catocalini

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The Catocalini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae.[1][2] Adults of many species in the tribe are called underwing moths due to their vividly colored hindwings that are often covered by contrastingly dark, drab forewings.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Catocalini
Spiloloma lunilinea
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Tribe: Catocalini
Boisduval, [1828]
Synonyms
  • Catocalina
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Catocala lineella

Taxonomy

The tribe is most closely related to the tribe Audeini, also within the Erebinae.[1]

Genera

Former genera

References

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