Plusiinae
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Plusiinae
Thysanoplusia orichalcea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera (unranked): Macrolepidoptera Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: Noctuidae Subfamily: Plusiinae
Tribes
Abrostolini Argyrogrammatini Omorphini Plusiini

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).

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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