Catocalini | |
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Spiloloma lunilinea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Erebinae |
Tribe: | Catocalini Boisduval, [1828] |
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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.