| Phaegopterini | |
|---|---|
| Banded tussock moth (Halysidota tessellaris) |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Subkingdom: | Eumetazoa |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Suborder: | Macrolepidoptera |
| Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
| Division: | Ditrysia |
| Section: | Cossina |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Arctiidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Phaegopterini |
| Genera | |
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About 150; see text |
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The Phaegopterini are the largest tribe of moths in the Arctiinae subfamily. It contains the arctiine tussock moths (see also Lymantriidae). As numerous arctiine genera have not yet been assigned to a tribe, the genus list is preliminary.