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Subfamily Erebinae

Cissusa indiscreta The Bride - Hodges#8798 - Catocala neogama Erebidae: Catocala unijuga - Catocala unijuga Zale aeruginosa - Green-dusted Zale - Zale aeruginosa Maple Zale moth? - Zale Catocala ultronia Pennsylvania Caterpillar - Catocala vidua Melipotis? - Melipotis acontioides
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Erebinae
Explanation of Names
Erebinae from the type genus Erebus (Latreille), Greek meaning "from the darkness." (1), (2)
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.