Plusiinae
| Plusiinae | |
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| Autographa gamma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Plusiinae |
| Tribes | |
Plusiinae is a smallish (for noctuid standards) subfamily of the moth family Noctuidae. As the Noctuidae appear to be a paraphyletic assemblage, the Plusiinae may eventually be raised to family status (Weller et al. 1994).
Comparison of Eurasian species
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Autographa nigrisigna
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Euchalcia taurica
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Antoculeora ornatissima
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Macdunnoughia purissima
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Lamprotes mikadina
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Diachrysia leonina
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References
- Weller, S.J.; Pashley, D.P.; Martin, J.A. & Constable, J.L. (1994): Phylogeny of noctuoid moths and the utility of combining independent nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Systematic Biology 43: 194–211.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Plusiinae.
- Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Plusiinae. Version of 2007-MAR-15. Retrieved 2007-JUN-03.
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