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Tribe Apameini

Golden Borer Moth, more eggs - Papaipema cerina

Northern Burdock Borer Moth? or similar - Papaipema

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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 Noctuinae (Cutworm or Dart Moths)

Tribe Apameini

Identification

Among the most prominent characters of the tribe are:

1. heavily sclerotised ovipositor lobes in female genitalia

2. presence of two narrow, heavily sclerotised, rod-like structures between ovipositor lobes

[thanks to Jan Metlevski for passing along this information, found in the Print Reference listed below]

Print References

Fibiger, M. and Lafontaine, D. 2005. A review of the higher classification of the Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) with special reference to the Holarctic fauna. Esperiana, Vol. 11: 7-92.

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 6 March, 2005 - 2:51am
Last updated 12 May, 2006 - 10:55pm

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