Erebinae

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Erebinae
Blue ribbon (Catocala fraxini), largest owl butterfly in Germany

Blue ribbon ( Catocala fraxini ), largest owl butterfly in Germany

Systematics
Class : Insects (Insecta)
Order : Butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Subordination : Glossata
Superfamily : Noctuoidea
Family : Owl butterfly (Erebidae)
Subfamily : Erebinae
Scientific name
Erebinae
Leach , 1815
Check day owl ( Euclidia mi )

The Erebinae form a subfamily of the Erebidae . The type genus is Erebus . The name Erebus is derived from the Greek and means "from the darkness".

The subfamily includes the following tribe: Catephiini , Ophiusini , Catocalini and Euclidiini . Well-known butterfly species are the blue ribbon ( Catocala fraxini ), the red ribbon ( Catocala nupta ), the check day owl ( Euclidia mi ) and the brown day owl ( Euclidia glyphica ). The Catocalini in particular are among the particularly large moths with spans of up to 12 cm. The Euclidiini contain two common diurnal owls.

Systematics

The following is a selection of tribes belonging to the subfamily Erebinae:

  • Acantholipini
  • Araeopteronini
  • Arytrurini
  • Audeini
  • Catephiini
  • Catocalini
  • Cocytiini
  • Ercheini
  • Erebini
  • Euclidiini
  • Hulodini
  • Hypopyrini
  • Melipotini
  • Ommatosphorini
  • Omopterini
  • Ophiusini
  • Pandesmini
  • Pericymini
  • Poaphilini
  • Sypnini
  • Thermesiini
  • Toxocampini

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Subfamily Erebinae . bugguide.net (Iowa State University, Dept. of Entomology). Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  2. ↑ Erebinae at Fauna Europaea. Retrieved July 20, 2020
  3. ↑ Erebinae . www.biolib.cz. Retrieved July 20, 2020.

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