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Callimorphina

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Family
  
Higher classification
  
Arctiini

Phylum
  
Superfamily
  
Scientific name
  
Callimorphini

Rank
  
Tribe

Callimorphina

Subtribe
  
CallimorphinaWalker, [1865]

Lower classifications
  
Utetheisa, Cinnabar moth, Scarlet tiger moth, Cymbalophora pudica, Utetheisa lotrix

The Callimorphina are a subtribe of woolly bear moths in the Erebidae family. Many of these moths are easily confused with butterflies, being quite brightly colored and somewhat diurnal. Their antennae are not thickened into "clubs", which is a typical characteristic of butterflies.

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Taxonomy

The subtribe was previous classified as a tribe of the former Arctiidae family.

Genera

This list of genera in the subtribe were outlined by Da Costa & Weller and by Dubatolov.

References

Callimorphina Wikipedia


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