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Subfamily Amphipyrinae

Caterpillar - Amphipyra pyramidoides caterpillar 1 - Amphipyra pyramidoides Roland's Sallow? - Psaphida rolandi Caterpillar  - Amphipyra pyramidoides Miracavira brillians copper underwing - Amphipyra pyramidoides caterpillar - Amphipyra pyramidoides Amphipyra pyramidoides
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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 Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Amphipyrinae
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Amphipyrinae Guenée, 1838; Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 7, p.107
(1)
Explanation of Names
Amphipyrinae from type genus Amphipyra, Greek meaning "around the fire." (2)
Numbers
(1)
Print References
Lafontaine, J.D. & B.C. Schmidt 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico. p.53. (1)
Works Cited
1.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .
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.