Amphipyrinae

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Amphipyrinae
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Psaphida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Guenée, 1837
Tribes
Amphipyra pyramidoides, Copper underwing, Oklahoma Amphipyra pyramidoides PG958579a.jpg
Amphipyra pyramidoides, Copper underwing, Oklahoma
Copivaleria grotei, Grote's Sallow, Ontario, Canada Grote's Sallow (Copivaleria grotei) - Guelph, Ontario.jpg
Copivaleria grotei, Grote's Sallow, Ontario, Canada
Emarginea percara, Beloved emarginea, Oklahoma Emarginea percara PG957404a.jpg
Emarginea percara, Beloved emarginea, Oklahoma

Amphipyrinae is a subfamily of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 50 genera and 210 described species in Amphipyrinae, although the classifications are likely to change over time.

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This subfamily has been used as a catchall for members of Noctuidae that don't fit well into other subfamilies. As such, many of its members lack morphological traits that would allow assignment into one of the other subfamilies. Genetic analysis conducted on Amphipyrinae is improving the classification of these genera. [1]

In 2021, phylogenetic research resulted in 11 genera being transferred from Amphipyrinae to six different subfamilies, and it is expected that more members of Amphipyrinae will be reassigned as further research is done. [2]

Psaphidini is included here as a tribe, but is sometimes treated as the subfamily Psaphidinae. The Australian genera in Acronictinae are sometimes considered part of Amphipyrinae. [1] [2]

Genera

These 52 genera belong to the subfamily Amphipyrinae: [3] [4] [5] [2]

Tribe Amphipyrini Guenée, 1837
Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 1816
Tribe Psaphidini Grote, 1896
Subtribe Feraliina Poole, 1995
Apsaphida Franclemont, 1973
Feralia Grote, 1874
Miracavira Franclemont, 1937
Paratrachea Hampson, 1908
Viridemas Smith, 1908
Subtribe Nocloina Poole, 1995
Emarginea Guenée, 1852
Euamiana Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
Lythrodes Smith, 1903
Nocloa Smith, 1906
Oslaria Dyar, 1904
Paramiana Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
Petalumaria Buckett & Bauer, 1968
Prothrinax Hampson, 1908
Redingtonia Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
Ruacodes Hampson, 1908
Walterella Dyar, 1921
Subtribe Psaphidina Grote, 1896
Brachionycha Hübner, 1819
Copivaleria Grote, 1883
Pleromella Dyar, 1921
Provia Barnes & McDunnough, 1910
Psaphida Walker, 1865
Pseudocopivaleria Buckett & Bauer, 1966
Subtribe Triocnemidina Poole, 1995
Crimona Smith, 1902
Oxycnemis Grote, 1882
Policocnemis Benjamin, 1932
Triocnemis Grote, 1881
Unciella Troubridge, 2008
Not assigned to a subtribe
Allomeganephria Ronkay, Ronkay, Gyulai & Hacker, 2010
Asteroscopus Boisduval, 1828
Benedekia Ronkay, Ronkay, Gyulai & Hacker, 2010
Beshkovietta Ronkay, Ronkay, Gyulai & Hacker, 2010
Copitype Hampson, 1906
Diphtherocome Warren, 1907
Fansipania Ronkay, Ronkay, Gyulai & Hacker, 2010
Flexivaleria
Gracilisinensis Gyulai, Saldaitis & Vaitonis, 2017
Himalaea Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
Sirioba Nye, 1975
Speidelia Ronkay, 2000
Valeria Stephens, 1829
Vigentinocome
Not assigned to a tribe
Bityla Walker, 1865
Centrogone Hampson, 1908
Eutamsia Fletcher D.S., 1961
Exathetis Janse, 1938
Heptapotamia Alphéraky, 1882
Leucosigma Druce, 1908
Mazuca Walker, 1866
Nacna Fletcher, 1961
Phidrimana Kononenko, 1989
Thoracolopha Turner, 1939

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Noctuoidea</span> Superfamily of moths

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<i>Apamea</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Apamea is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae first described by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Acontiinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Acontiinae is a subfamily of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 50 genera and 430 described species in Acontiinae, found worldwide in temperate and tropical climates.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hadenini</span> Tribe of moths

Hadenini is a tribe of cutworm or dart moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 140 genera and 1,000 described species in Hadenini, found worldwide.

<i>Abagrotis</i> Genus of moths

Abagrotis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

<i>Cucullia</i> Genus of moths

Cucullia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802.

<i>Drasteria</i> Genus of moths

Drasteria is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae.

<i>Egira</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Egira is a moth genus in the family Noctuidae. This genus has several species, including Egira crucialis, that are on wing in winter and early spring. They are sometimes, along with members of the Orthosia genus, called early spring millers.

<i>Eupsilia</i> Genus of moths

Eupsilia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

<i>Euxoa</i> Genus of moths

Euxoa is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae raised to Genus by the German entomologist, Jacob Hübner. The Genus is mostly confined to dry and semi dry areas in the Northern Hemisphere. There 130 species in Eurasia, a few in Africa, and 175 in North America. There are no species in the Genus in South-East Asia or in Australia. In North America, most species are found in Western regions. Of the North American species, 4 are endemic to Mexico. There is one species recorded from Chile, but this may be a mislabeled specimen. In real terms, species numbers do not equal species abundance. Some areas with few species have large numbers of the ones that do live there.

<i>Hypotrix</i> Genus of moths

Hypotrix is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

<i>Lithophane</i> (moth) Genus of moths

Lithophane is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. They spend the winter as adults. Some species are capable of feeding on other caterpillars or on sawfly larvae, which is rather uncommon among Lepidoptera.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stiriinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Stiriinae is a subfamily of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 20 genera and 130 described species in Stiriinae.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hypenodinae</span> Subfamily of moths

The Hypenodinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. Adult moths of most species of this subfamily lack small, simple eyes near the large, compound eyes and have quadrifine (four-veined) hindwing cells. The micronoctuid moths are an exception because they possess simple eyes and bifine (two-veined) hindwing cells.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stiriini</span> Tribe of moths

Stiriini is a tribe of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are about 16 genera and more than 90 described species in Stiriini.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Psaphidini</span> Tribe of moths

Psaphidini is a tribe of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are at least 40 genera and at least 90 described species in Psaphidini.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chamaecleini</span> Tribe of moths

Chamaecleini is a tribe of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae. There are about 9 genera and 14 described species in Chamaecleini.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grotellinae</span> Subfamily of moths

Grotellinae is a subfamily of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are about 5 genera and more than 20 described species in Grotellinae. They are found primarily in North and Central America, and are common in the southwestern United States.

References

  1. 1 2 Keegan, Kevin L.; Lafontaine, James Donald; Wahlberg, Niklas; Wagner, David L. (2019). "Towards resolving and redefining Amphipyrinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae): a massively polyphyletic taxon" (PDF). Systematic Entomology. 44 (2): 451–464. Bibcode:2019SysEn..44..451K. doi:10.1111/syen.12336. S2CID   92559412.
  2. 1 2 3 Keegan, Kevin; Rota, Jadranka; Zahiri, Reza; Zilli, Alberto; et al. (2021). "Toward a Stable Global Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) Taxonomy". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 5 (3). doi: 10.1093/isd/ixab005 .
  3. "Amphipyrinae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  4. "Noctuidae". GBIF, Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  5. "Amphipyrinae subfamily Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-11-19.

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