Eulepidotinae is a subfamily of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family Erebidae. Adult males in the subfamily have midtibial tufts of hairs. Adult females have the

ostial An ostium (plural ostia) in anatomy is a small opening or orifice. Ostium or ostia may refer to: Human anatomy * Ostium of fallopian tube * Ostium of the uterus (disambiguation) * Ostium primum of the developing heart * Ostium secundum (foramen ...

opening located between the seventh and eighth abdominal

sternite The sternum (pl. "sterna") is the ventral portion of a segment of an arthropod thorax or abdomen. In insects, the sterna are usually single, large sclerites, and external. However, they can sometimes be divided in two or more, in which case the ...

s instead of located anteriorly on the seventh

Taxonomy

Phylogenetic In biology, phylogenetics (; from Greek φυλή/ φῦλον [] "tribe, clan, race", and wikt:γενετικός, γενετικός [] "origin, source, birth") is the study of the evolutionary history and relationships among or within groups o ...

analysis has determined that the Eulepidotinae are closely related to the

Hypocalinae Hypocalinae is a subfamily of moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximate ...

, and a clade of these two subfamilies is closely related to the

Calpinae The Calpinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. This subfamily includes many species of moths that have a pointed and barbed proboscis adapted to piercing the skins of fruit to feed on ...

. The classification of genera into tribes within the Eulepidotinae has not been resolved.

Genera

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Anticarsia ''Anticarsia'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1818. Species * '' Anticarsia acutilinea'' (Walker, 1865) * ''Anticarsia albilineata'' Hampson, 1926 * ''Anticarsia anisospila'' (Walker, 1869) ...

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Athyrma ''Athyrma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species * ''Athyrma adjutrix'' Cramer, 780/small> * '' Athyrma antica'' Schaus 1912 * '' Athyrma anuliplaga'' Walker 1865 * '' Athyrma cordigera'' Walker 1869 * '' Athyrma cunesema'' Hampso ...

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Azeta ''Azeta'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species * '' Azeta caudalis'' Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 * '' Azeta ceramina'' (Hubner, 1821) * '' Azeta leucoma'' Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 * '' Azeta melanea'' (Stoll, 1782) * ''Azeta mimica ...

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Epitausa ''Epitausa'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1857. Species *'' Epitausa adelpha'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) Argentina *'' Epitausa atriplaga'' (Walker, 1858) Brazil (Amazonas), Panama *'' ...

'' *'' Ephyrodes'' *'' Eulepidotis'' *''

Goniocarsia ''Goniocarsia'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1926. Species *''Goniocarsia electrica ''Goniocarsia electrica'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in North America. ...

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Herminiocala ''Herminiocala'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. Species *''Herminiocala atomosa'' (Schaus, 1911) *''Herminiocala daona'' (Druce, 1894) *''Herminiocala mimica'' Köhler, 1979 *''Herminiocala pallidoides'' Poole, 1989 (syn: ''Hermini ...

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Manbuta ''Manbuta'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1865. Species *'' Manbuta calgia'' (Schaus, 1901) Brazil (Paraná) *''Manbuta devia'' Walker, 1865 Brazil (Amazonas) *''Manbuta endocharagma'' Ha ...

'' *'' Massala'' *''

Metallata ''Metallata'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. Species *''Metallata absumens ''Metallata absumens'', the variable metallata moth, is a species of moth in the family Erebida ...

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Obrima ''Obrima'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1856. Species * ''Obrima pyraloides'' Walker, 1856 * ''Obrima rinconada ''Obrima rinconada'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It i ...

'' *'' Panopoda'' *'' Renodes'' *''

Syllectra ''Syllectra'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species * '' Syllectra congemmalis'' Hubner, 1823 * ''Syllectra erycata ''Syllectra erycata'' is a moth in the family Erebidae Species d ...

References

Moth subfamilies {{Eulepidotinae-stub