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Leucomini

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Leucomini
Leucoma salicis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Lymantriinae
Tribe: Leucomini
Grote, 1895

The Leucomini are a tribe of tussock moths of the family Erebidae.

Description

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Moths of this tribe typically have a red color on the underside of the head and thorax and on the legs and have asymmetric genitalia.[1]

Genera

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The tribe includes the following genera. This list may be incomplete.

References

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  1. ^ Holloway, J. D. "TRIBE LEUCOMINI n." The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved 26 November 2014.