Ophiderini

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Ophiderini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Calpinae
Tribe: Ophiderini
Guenée, 1852

The Ophiderini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae.

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Taxonomy

The moths most closely related to the Ophiderini are in the tribe Calpini. [1]

Genera

The following genera are included in the tribe. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 37: 102–124. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x .