Litter moth

Macristis geminipunctalis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Erebidae

The Herminiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae. The members of the subfamily are called litter moths because the caterpillars of most members feed on dead leaves of plants, though others feed on living leaves, and/or the mushrooms of fungi as in the case of genus Idia. Taxonomy The subfamily was previous treated as a separate family, Herminiidae, or as a subfamily of the family Noctuidae.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Cuba · 1United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

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Litter moth

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