Amphipyrinae
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Pyramid owl ( Amphipyra pyramidea ) |
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| Guenée , 1837 |
The Amphipyrinae are a subfamily of the owl butterflies (Noctuidae). The species are predominantly nocturnal ( moths ).
features
The types of this subfamily are mostly dark in color. The size spectrum ranges from small to large. The forewings are relatively short and wide with an almost rectangular outer edge (see wing ). Most species have a strongly flattened body. This is believed to be an adaptation of the moths' habit of hiding in narrow cracks and under the bark of trees. The heavily sclerotized scaphium, a part of the male genital apparatus, is considered to be the apomorphism of the Amphipyrinae . This is divided into two long plates, which are relatively wide at the base and pointed at the end. This feature is problematic. It has regressed in some species and occurs in a similar form, but also converges, in species outside the subfamily.
Way of life and distribution
Most species live in forests and in parks or park landscapes. However, some species have also adapted to dry bush landscapes and semi-arid steppe landscapes . The subfamily is common worldwide. The main area of distribution is East and Southeast Asia. Outside of this area there are about 6 species in America and a few species also in Africa south of the equator. In Europe 11 species are native.
Systematics
The subfamily Amphipyrine was originally much larger, but paraphyletic to this extent . It has therefore been greatly reduced and now, according to Fibiger and Hacker (2007), contains four genera and one sub-genus.
- Subfamily Amphipyrinae Guenée, 1837
- Genus Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 1816
- ( Sub ) genus Pyrois Huebner, 1820
- Genus Phidrimana Kononenko, 1989
- Genus Callyna Guenée, 1852
- Genus Clethrorasa Hampson, 1910
literature
- Michael Fibiger, Hermann Hacker: Amphipyrinae, Condicinae, Eriopinae, Xyleninae (part) (= Noctuidae Europaeae. Vol. 9). Entomological Press, Sorø 2007, ISBN 978-87-89430-11-9 .
