Hypenodinae
Sign in to saveThe Hypenodinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. Adult moths of most species of this subfamily lack small, simple eyes near the large, compound eyes and have quadrifine (four-veined) hindwing cells. The micronoctuid moths are an exception because they possess simple eyes and bifine (two-veined) hindwing cells.
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- Taxonomy
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- Tribe unassigned
- Tribe Micronoctuini
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The Hypenodinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. Adult moths of most species of this subfamily lack small, simple eyes near the large, compound eyes and have quadrifine (four-veined) hindwing cells. The micronoctuid moths are an exception because they possess simple eyes and bifine (two-veined) hindwing cells.
==Taxonomy== Phylogenetic studies have shown that this subfamily should include the micronoctuid moths as a Micronoctuini tribe.
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