- Plusiinae
Taxobox
name = Plusiinae
image_width = 204px
image_caption = "Thysanoplusia orichalcea "
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
subphylum =Hexapoda
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
unranked_familia =Macrolepidoptera
superfamilia =Noctuoidea
familia =Noctuidae
subfamilia = Plusiinae
subfamilia_authority =
subdivision_ranks = Tribes
subdivision =Abrostolini Argyrogrammatini Omorphini Plusiini Plusiinae is a smallish (for noctuid standards)
subfamily of themoth familyNoctuidae . As the Noctuidae appear to be aparaphyletic assemblage, the Plusiinae may eventually be raised to family status (Weller "et al." 1994).References
* (1994): Phylogeny of noctuoid moths and the utility of combining independent nuclear and mitochondrial genes. "Systematic Biology" 43: 194–211.
External links
* [http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/plusiinae/index.html Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms:] Plusiinae. Version of 2007-MAR-15. Retrieved 2007-JUN-03.
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