Plusiinae | |
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Autographa gamma | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
(unranked): | Macrolepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Subfamily: | Plusiinae |
Tribes | |
Plusiinae is a smallish (for noctuid standards) subfamily of the moth family Noctuidae. As the Noctuidae appear to be a paraphyletic assemblage, the Plusiinae may eventually be raised to family status (Weller et al. 1994).