tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
of
moths
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) a ...
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 ...
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Genera
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Ascalapha
''Ascalapha'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetter ...
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Feigeria
''Feigeria'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Emilio Berio
Emilio Berio (13 October 1905 – 28 October 1993, Genoa) was an Italian entomologist and lawyer.
He described several new genera and species of mot ...
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Hemeroblemma
''Hemeroblemma'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmett ...
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Latebraria
''Latebraria'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. The moths are found in southern North and Central America
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundar ...
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Letis
''Letis'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1821.
Selected species
*'' Letis hercyna'' (Drury, 1773)
*'' Letis magna'' Gmelin, 1789
*'' Letis orcynia'' Druce, 1890 – marbled witch
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Thysania
''Thysania'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Johan Wilhelm Dalman in 1824.
Species
* '' Thysania agrippina'' ( Cramer, 1776) – white witch moth, ghost moth
* '' Thysania pomponia'' Jordan
Jord ...