The Pericopina is a
subtribe
Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus. The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants). The first use of this word dates back to the late 19th century. An example of ...
of
tiger moths in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family (biology), family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwin ...
. The subtribe was described by
Francis Walker in 1869.
Taxonomy
The subtribe was previously classified as the subfamily Pericopinae of the family
Arctiidae
The Arctiinae (formerly called the family Arctiidae) are a large and diverse subfamily of moths with around 11,000 species found all over the world, including 6,000 neotropical species.Scoble, MJ. (1995). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and D ...
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Selected genera
The following genera are included in the subtribe.
[Vincent, B. & Laguerre, M. (2014). "Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, 815(except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera Erebidae, Arctiinae)". '']Zoosystema
''Zoosystema'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the National Museum of Natural History, France (''Muséum national d'histoire naturelle''), covering research in animal biodiversity. Specific subjects within the journal's scope in ...
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Calodesma
''Calodesma'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820.
Species
* '' Calodesma albiapex'' Hering, 1925
* '' Calodesma amica'' Stoll, 1781
* '' Calodesma apicalis'' Hering, 1925
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Chetone
''Chetone'' is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1870.
Species
* '' Chetone angulosa'' Walker, 1854
* '' Chetone catilina'' Cramer, 1775
* '' Chetone conjuncta'' Hering, 1925
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Gnophaela
''Gnophaela'' is a genus of Arctiinae (moth), tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker (entomologist), Francis Walker in 1854.
Species
It consists of the following species:
*''Gnophaela vermiculata'' (Grote, ...
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