Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Family Erebidae Higher classification Arctiini | Phylum Arthropoda Superfamily Noctuoidea Scientific name Callimorphini Rank Tribe | |
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Subtribe Callimorphina
Walker, [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(Text) CC BY-SA