subtribe
Phaegopterina
Phaegopterina
Field notes
The Phaegopterina are a subtribe of tiger moths in the tribe Arctiini, which is part of the family Erebidae. The subtribe was described by William Forsell Kirby in 1892. 469 species of Phaegopterina are present and 52 that are recently discovered in Brazil.
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- Lophocampa 12 native
- Euchaetes 10 native
- Pygarctia 7 native
- Halysidota 5 native
- Pseudohemihyalea 4 native
- Leucanopsis 3 native
- Ectypia 3 native
- Cycnia 3 native
- Euerythra 2 native
- Biturix 1 native
- Eupseudosoma 1 native
- Apocrisias 1 native
- Hypocrisias 1 native
- Pareuchaetes 1 native
- Bertholdia 1 native
- Agaraea 1 native
- Purius 1 native
- Pygoctenucha 1 native
- Kodiosoma 1 native
- Pagara 1 native
- Calidota 1 native
- Opharus 1 native
- Trocodima 1 native
- Neoplynes 1 native
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native Phaegopterina All
Native to the US, by observations.
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Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
67,295 observations
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Hickory Tussock Moth
Lophocampa caryae
60,479 observations
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Milkweed Tussock Moth
Euchaetes egle
47,645 observations
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Spotted Tussock Moth
Lophocampa maculata
28,691 observations
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Delicate Cycnia Moth
Cycnia tenera
15,646 observations
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Sycamore Tussock Moth
Halysidota harrisii
14,859 observations
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Edwards' Glassy-wing
Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii
2,837 observations
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Red-tailed Specter Moth
Euerythra phasma
1,250 observations
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Long-streaked Tussock Moth
Leucanopsis longa
889 observations
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Mouse-colored Tiger Moth
Pagara simplex
522 observations
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Yellow-edged Tussock Moth
Pygarctia abdominalis
361 observations
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Three-spotted Specter
Euerythra trimaculata
298 observations
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Neoplynes eudora
55 observations