Amphipyrinae is a subfamily of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are more than 50 genera and 210 described species in Amphipyrinae, although the classifications are likely to change over time.
This subfamily has been used as a catchall for members of Noctuidae that don't fit well into other subfamilies. As such, many of its members lack morphological traits that would allow assignment into one of the other subfamilies. Genetic analysis conducted on Amphipyrinae is improving the classification of these genera.
In 2021, phylogenetic research resulted in 11 genera being transferred from Amphipyrinae to six different subfamilies, and it is expected that more members of Amphipyrinae will be reassigned as further research is done.
Psaphidini is included here as a tribe, but is sometimes treated as the subfamily Psaphidinae. The Australian genera in Acronictinae are sometimes considered part of Amphipyrinae.
Genera These 52 genera belong to the subfamily Amphipyrinae: Tribe Amphipyrini Guenée, 1837 Amphipyra Ochsenheimer, 1816 Tribe Psaphidini Grote, 1896 Subtribe Feraliina Poole, 1995 Apsaphida Franclemont, 1973 Feralia Grote, 1874 Miracavira Franclemont, 1937 Paratrachea Hampson, 1908 Viridemas Smith, 1908 Subtribe Nocloina Poole, 1995 Emarginea Guenée, 1852 Euamiana Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 Lythrodes Smith, 1903 Nocloa Smith, 1906 Oslaria Dyar, 1904 Paramiana Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 Petalumaria Buckett & Bauer, 1968 Prothrinax Hampson, 1908 Redingtonia Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 Ruacodes Hampson, 1908 Walterella Dyar, 1921 Subtribe Psaphidina Grote, 1896 Brachionycha Hübner, 1819 Copivaleria Grote, 1883 Pleromella Dyar, 1921 Provia Barnes & McDunnough, 1910 Psaphida Walker, 1865 Pseudocopivaleria Buckett & Bauer, 1966 Subtribe Triocnemidina Poole, 1995 Crimona Smith, 1902 Oxycnemis Grote, 1882 Policocnemis Benjamin, 1932 Triocnemis Grote, 1881 Unciella Troubridge, 2008 Not assigned to a subtribe Allomeganephria Ronkay, Ronkay, Gyulai & Hacker, 2010 Asteroscopus Boisduval, 1828 Benedekia Ronkay, Ronkay, Gyulai & Hacker, 2010 Beshkovietta Ronkay, Ronkay, Gyulai & Hacker, 2010 Copitype Hampson, 1906 Diphtherocome Warren, 1907 Fansipania Ronkay, Ronkay, Gyulai & Hacker, 2010 Flexivaleria Gracilisinensis Gyulai, Saldaitis & Vaitonis, 2017 Himalaea Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998 Sirioba Nye, 1975 Speidelia Ronkay, 2000 Valeria Stephens, 1829 Vigentinocome Not assigned to a tribe Bityla Walker, 1865 Centrogone Hampson, 1908 Eutamsia Fletcher D.S., 1961 Exathetis Janse, 1938 Heptapotamia Alphéraky, 1882 Leucosigma Druce, 1908 Mazuca Walker, 1866 Nacna Fletcher, 1961 Phidrimana Kononenko, 1989 Thoracolopha Turner, 1939
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