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Euchromiina

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Euchromiina
Macrocneme chrysitis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Tribe: Arctiini
Subtribe: Euchromiina
Butler, 1876

The Euchromiina are a subtribe of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876.[1] Many species in the subtribe are mimics of wasps. Euchromiina have always been considered closely related to the subtribe Ctenuchina due to their similarity to moths and wasps. These two subtribes make up around 3,000 valid species, the majority of which occur in the Neotropics.[2]

Taxonomy

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The subtribe was previously classified as the tribe Euchromiini of the subfamily Ctenuchinae of the family Arctiidae.

Genera

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The following genera are included in the subtribe. [3]

References

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  1. ^ Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (19 March 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 26. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
  2. ^ Pinheiro, LíVia R.; Duarte, Marcelo (June 2013). "Taxonomic Notes on Ctenuchina, Euchromiina, and Phaegopterina (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini)". Florida Entomologist. 96 (2): 351–359. doi:10.1653/024.096.0255. ISSN 0015-4040.
  3. ^ "Subtribe Euchromiina". Parasitoid-Caterpillar-Plant Interactions in the Americas. Retrieved 25 February 2015.