Lymantriini (sometimes misspelled as Lymantrini) is a

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s of the family Erebidae. This tribe is a group of

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moths that reside mostly in the tropical regions of

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but also North America.

Description

Within the family, Lymantriini is distinguished from other tribes by dark, usually zig-zag (sometimes crescent-shaped) banding on the forewings, V-shaped marks on the wing as well as a discal spot and an orbicular spot. It is also characterized by the lack of an

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. Lymantriini generally are not particularly native to any one area, being found in both the

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and

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zones.

Taxonomy

The tribe was originally described by entomologist Douglas C. Ferguson as one of two tribes (the other

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). A 2006 paper by J.D. Holloway distinguished three new tribes from Lymantriini — Nygmiini, Leucomini and Arctornithini. In doing this, Holloway acknowledges that Lymantriini is "possibly the most weakly defined of those presented here ... tlacks all the strongly definitive features of the other tribes." The genus '' Lymantria'' ( Hübner) is the most prominent member of the tribe.

Genera

The tribe includes the following genera. This list may be incomplete. *'' Caviria'' *'' Cispia'' *'' Crorema'' *''

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References

*Holloway, J.D. (2006)
Moths of Borneo The Moths of Borneo, part 5: Family Lymantriidae
Accessed Jan. 24, 2011.

External links

Images of Lymantriini
Lymantriinae Moth tribes {{Lymantriinae-stub