The Scoliopteryginae are 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. Larvae have distinctive, extra

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e on the first through seventh abdominal segments. Many adult moths in the subfamily have a proboscis adapted to pierce fruit skin, allowing consumption of the juice in the fruit.

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 ...

studies have shown that this subfamily is a strongly supported,

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group containing the tribes Anomini and

Scoliopterygini The Scoliopterygini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae. Genera *'' Ossonoba'' *''Scoliopteryx ''Scoliopteryx'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Ernst Friedrich Germar in 1810. Species * ''Scoliopt ...

, which had previously been included in the subfamily

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 ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the othe ...

Tribes

* Anomini *

References

Moth subfamilies {{Erebidae-stub