Plusiinae
| 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).
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References
- Weller, S.J.; Pashley, D.P.; Martin, J.A. & Constable, J.L. (1994): Phylogeny of noctuoid moths and the utility of combining independent nuclear and mitochondrial genes. Systematic Biology 43: 194–211.
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- Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms: Plusiinae. Version of 2007-MAR-15. Retrieved 2007-JUN-03.
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