Biology:Plusiini

Short description: Tribe of moths

Plusiini
Plusia festucae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Plusiinae
Tribe:	Plusiini
Genera
About 40; see text

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

Genera

Subtribe Autoplusiina Kitching, 1987

• Erythroplusia
• Macdunnoughia
• Sclerogenia
• Antoculeora
• Loboplusia
• Autoplusia
• Notioplusia
• Rachiplusia
• Diachrysia
• Allagrapha

Subtribe Euchalciina Chou & Lu, 1979

• Euchalcia
• Desertoplusia
• Pseudochalcia
• Polychrysia
• Chrysanympha
• Eosphoropteryx
• Panchrysia
• Pseudeva
• Lamprotes
• Plusidia

Subtribe Exyrina (disputed)

• Exyra

Subtribe Plusiina Boisduval 1829

• Autographa
• Megalographa
• Lophoplusia
• Cornutiplusia
• Syngrapha
• Anagrapha
• Plusia

Wikidata ☰ Q7205637 entry