Moth tribes

Sphingini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae. The tribe was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1802.

Dilophonotini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae described by Hermann Burmeister in 1878.

Acherontiini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae.

Macroglossini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1839.

Smerinthini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Herbert C. Robinson in 1865.

thumb|Halysidota tessellaris cocoon The Arctiini are a tribe of tiger moths in the family Erebidae.

The Sparganothini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

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Sphingulini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae. The tribe was described by Walter Rothschild and Karl Jordan in 1903.

Ambulycini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae first described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1876.

Philampelini is a tribe of moths of the family Sphingidae.

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The Euliini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

thumb|Catocala lineella The Catocalini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae. Adults of many species in the tribe are called underwing moths due to their vividly colored hindwings that are often covered by contrastingly dark, drab forewings.

The Syntomini are a tribe of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The tribe was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1846.

The Eucosmini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

The Bactrini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

The Cochylini are a tribe of tortrix moths. It used to be classified as the subfamily Cochylinae.

thumb|Omphalestra mesoglauca, dot moth, South Africa thumb|Heterochroma hypatia, Panama thumb|Melanchra persicariae, dot moth, Russia Hadenini is a tribe of cutworm or dart moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 140 genera and 1,000 described species in Hadenini, found worldwide.

The Xylenini are a mid-sized tribe of moths in the Hadeninae subfamily. There is some dispute about this tribe. Some resources have these genera listed under subfamily Cuculliinae instead, or upranked them to a distinct subfamily Xyleninae.

Noctuini is a tribe of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are at least 520 described species in Noctuini.

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The Phycitini are a tribe of moths of the family Pyralidae.

The Plusiini are the largest tribe of moths in the Plusiinae subfamily. At least one undescribed genus is known to exist.

The Abraxini are a tribe of geometer moths in the subfamily Ennominae. Here, the Cassymini are considered a specialized offshoot of the Abraxini and merged therein; some authors consider them a distinct tribe however.

The Ceracini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

Lymantriini (sometimes misspelled as Lymantrini) is a tribe of moths of the family Erebidae. This tribe is a group of polyphagous moths that reside mostly in the tropical regions of Afro-Eurasia but also North America.

The Cnephasiini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

The Apameini are a mid-sized tribe of moths in the Noctuinae subfamily (formerly in the Hadeninae subfamily).

The Enarmoniini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

The Abrostolini are a small tribe of moths in the Plusiinae subfamily, consisting of the genera Abrostola and Mouralia.

The Thermesiini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae.

The Boarmiini (also often called Cleorini) are a large tribe of geometer moths in the Ennominae subfamily.

The Lithosiini are a tribe of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The taxon was described by Gustaf Johan Billberg in 1820.

The Argyrogrammatini are a tribe of moths in the subfamily Plusiinae, consisting of fifteen genera.

The Angeronini are a small tribe of geometer moths in the subfamily Ennominae. The tribe was first described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1948. As numerous ennomine genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary.

The Atteriini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

The Epitymbiini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

Caberini is a tribe of geometrid moths in the family Geometridae. There are at least 50 described species in Caberini.

The Phricanthini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

thumb|Eusarca confusaria trapped by the carnivorous plant [[Drosera filiformis]] The Ourapterygini are one of the large tribes of geometer moths in the subfamily Ennominae. The tribe was described by Charles Théophile Bruand d'Uzelle in 1846. They are particularly plentiful in the Neotropics. Ourapterygini are generally held to be the youngest tribe of their subfamily, and at least seasonally have characteristic apomorphic asymmetrical processes of the anellus.

The Poaphilini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae.

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The Eublemmini are a tribe of noctuid ("owlet") moths, of the subfamily Acontiinae native to western Eurasia. The tribe was erected by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1954.

The Schoenotenini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

The Pseudoterpnini are a tribe of geometer moths in the subfamily Geometrinae. The tribe was described by Warren in 1893. It was alternatively treated as subtribe Pseudoterpniti by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in 1996.

The Nygmiini are a tribe of tussock moths of the Erebidae family. ==Description== Adult females of the tribe have an enlarged seventh abdominal segment with a tuft of scales and use this adaptation to protect their egg mass.

Eupitheciini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae, often referred to as pugs. The tribe was described by Tutt in 1896.

The Anerastiini are a tribe of moths of the family Pyralidae.

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The Endotheniini are a tribe of tortrix moths.

The Orgyiini are a tribe of tussock moths of the family Erebidae. The tribe was described by Wallengren in 1861.

The Acantholipini are a tribe of moths in the family Erebidae.

Baptini is a tribe of geometer moths in the subfamily Ennominae.

Leucaniini is a tribe of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae. There are at least 40 described species in Leucaniini.

Polyorthini is a tribe of moths in the family Tortricidae.

Nemoriini are tribes of geometer moths in the subfamily Geometrinae.