Psaphidini

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Psaphidini
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Emarginea percara
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Amphipyrinae
Tribe: Psaphidini

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. [1] [2] [3]

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Oxycnemis gracillinea

Genera

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References

  1. "Psaphidini Tribe Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. "Psaphidini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. "North American Moth Photographers Group" . Retrieved 2018-01-27.

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