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Oncocnemidinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Superfamily
  
Noctuoidea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Rank
  
Subfamily

Oncocnemidinae

Similar
  
Pantheinae, Cuculliinae, Acontiinae, Acronictinae, Heliothinae

Oncocnemidinae is a subfamily of moths which belong to the large moth family (Noctuidae). In contrast to most other members of the family, they fly during the day. Oncocnemidinae are small, dark coloured moths, but the backs of their wings are generally white with broad, black stripes.

Systematic classification

  • Subfamily Oncocnemidinae
  • Calophasia
  • Calophasia lunula (Hufnagel, 1766)
  • Sympistis Hübner, 1823
  • Sympistis funebris (Hübner, 1809)
  • Sympistis heliophila (Paykull, 1793)
  • Sympistis lapponica (Thunberg, 1791)
  • Sympistis nigrita (Boisduval, 1840)
  • References

    Oncocnemidinae Wikipedia