Scoliopteryginae
The Scoliopteryginae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. Larvae have distinctive, extra setae on the first through seventh abdominal segments. Many adult moths in the subfamily have a proboscis adapted to pierce fruit skin, allowing consumption of the juice in the fruit.
| Scoliopteryginae | |
|---|---|
| The Herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix) is a moth of the family Noctuidae -photo by P.B.Toman | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Scoliopteryginae Herrich-Schäffer, [1852] |
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