Kingdom Animalia Family Erebidae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Tribe | Superfamily Noctuoidea Subfamily Lymantriinae Higher classification Lymantriinae Order Butterflies and moths | |
Lower classifications Brown‑tail, Yellow‑tail, Sphrageidus | ||
The Nygmiini are a tribe of tussock moths of the Erebidae family.
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Description
Adult females of the tribe have an enlarged seventh abdominal segment with a tuft of scales and use this adaptation to protect their egg mass.
Genera
The tribe includes the following genera. This list may be incomplete.
References
Nygmiini Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA