Poaphilini

Tribe of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Poaphilini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae.[1][2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Poaphilini
Achaea echo
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Tribe: Poaphilini
Guenée, 1852
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Taxonomy

Phylogenetic studies have shown that the tribe is most closely related to the tribe Ophiusini. Those studies indicate that the genera Achaea, Mimophisma, and Ophisma belong in the Poaphilini despite formerly being classified in the Ophiusini.[1]

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