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The Catocalinae are a subfamily of noctuoid moths, placed in family Noctuidae. In the alternative arrangement, where the Noctuidae are reduced to the core group around the Noctuinae, the present lineage is abolished, the upranked Catocalini being merged with the Erebini and becoming a subfamily of the reestablished family Erebidae.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Catocalinae is referenced by 135 other articles, and connects out to Calpinae, Egybolis and Erygia.

It is catalogued under the topic Catocalinae.

Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.

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The Catocalinae are a subfamily of noctuoid moths, placed in family Noctuidae. In the alternative arrangement, where the Noctuidae are reduced to the core group around the Noctuinae, the present lineage is abolished, the upranked Catocalini being merged with the Erebini and becoming a subfamily of the reestablished family Erebidae.

Many of the species are large () compared to other noctuids in temperate zones, and have brightly colored backwings.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Catocalinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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