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.

[1] Phylogenetic studies have shown that this subfamily is a strongly supported, monophyletic group containing the tribes Anomini and Scoliopterygini, which had previously been included in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.

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