Pericopina

Pericopina
Ephestris melaxantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Tribe:Arctiini
Subtribe:Pericopina
Walker, 1869

The Pericopina is a subtribe of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.

Taxonomy

The subtribe was previously classified as the subfamily Pericopinae of the family Arctiidae.

Selected Genera

The following genera are included in the subtribe.[1]

References

  1. Vincent B. & Laguerre M. (2014) Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera Erebidae, Arctiinae). Zoosystema 36 (2): 137-533. http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2014n2a1


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