Stiriini is a tribe of

owlet moth 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 other ...

s in 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 ...

. There are about 16 genera and more than 90 described species in Stiriini. Stiriini was formerly a tribe of the subfamily

Amphipyrinae Amphipyrinae is a subfamily of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 50 genera and 210 described species in Amphipyrinae, although the classifications are likely to change over time. This subfamily has been used as a catchal ...

. As a result of phylogenetic research published in 2019, the tribe Stiriini was determined to be

polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of conver ...

, with much of its diversity spread among three subfamilies. One of the three subfamilies was the existing family Metoponiinae. The other two subfamilies, Grotellinae and Stiriinae, were previously

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 early use of this word is from 19th century. An example of subtribe i ...

s of Stiriini and were elevated to subfamily rank. Stiriini is now a tribe of the new subfamily Stiriinae, and contains the majority of the former subtribe Stiriina, along with a few other genera. The moths of Stiriini are found in North America and, to a lesser extent, Central America and the Caribbean.

Genera

These 16 genera belong to the tribe Stiriini: * '' Angulostiria'' Poole, 1995 * '' Argentostiria'' Poole, 1995 * '' Basilodes'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Bistica'' Dyar, 1912 * '' Chalcopasta'' Hampson, 1908 * '' Chrysoecia'' Hampson, 1908 * '' Cirrhophanus'' Grote, 1872 * ''

Cuahtemoca ''Cuahtemoca'' is a genus of moths 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 ...

'' Hogue, 1963 * ''

Eulithosia ''Eulithosia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Henry Edwards in 1884. Taxonomy The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of '' Antaplaga'' Grote, 1877 and Butterflies and Moths of the World gives it ...

'' H. Edwards, 1884 * '' Hoplolythrodes'' Poole, 1995 * '' Lineostriastiria'' Poole, 1995 * '' Narthecophora'' Smith, 1900 * '' Neumoegenia'' Grote, 1882 * '' Plagiomimicus'' Grote, 1873 * '' Stiria'' Grote, 1874 * '' Xanthothrix'' H. Edwards, 1878

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q21221230 Amphipyrinae

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