Phaegopterina

Phaegopterina
Pale tiger moth
(Halysidota tessellaris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Phaegopterina
Kirby, 1892

The Phaegopterina are a subtribe of tiger moths in the tribe Arctiini, which is part of the family Erebidae. The subtribe was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. 469 species of Phaegopterina are present and 52 that are recently[when?] discovered in Brazil.[1]

  1. ^ Teston, José A.; Ferro, Viviane G. (2016-03-09). "Arctiini Leach, [1815] (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae) of the Brazilian Amazon. I — Subtribe Phaegopterina Kirby, 1892". Check List. 12 (2): 1852. doi:10.15560/12.2.1852. ISSN 1809-127X.