Erupinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family

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. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1995. Originally, Erupinae were described as a

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in the subfamily

Crambinae Crambinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,800 species worldwide. The larvae are root feeders or stem borers, mostly on grasses. A few species are pests of sod gras ...

. Later, they were moved to Midilinae. A phylogenetic analysis of

moths found that '' Erupa'' does not form a monophyletic group with Midilinae, but is the

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to either

or a monophylum of Heliothelinae and

Scopariinae Scopariinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. The subfamily was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. Genera *''Afrarpia'' Maes, 2004 *''Afroscoparia'' Nuss, 2003 *''Anarpia'' Chapman, 1912 *'' Antiscopa'' Munroe, 1964 *''Ca ...

. Erupini were consequently removed from Midilinae and established as a separate subfamily. The subfamily currently comprises three genera: '' Erupa'' Walker, 1864 with 36 species, ''

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'' Walker, 1859 with the single species ''L. phrontisalis'' Walker, 1859, and ''

Schoenerupa ''Schoenerupa'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Schoenerupa thermantis'', which is found in Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Repu ...

'' Hampson, 1919 with the species ''S. thermantis'' Hampson, 1919. Erupinae occur exclusively in the

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. The foodplants of the

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s are unknown, but

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s have been suggested.

References

Crambidae Taxa named by Hans Georg Amsel Moth subfamilies {{crambidae-stub