Neoplynes
Hampson, 1900
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1Neoplynes is a of in the Erebidae, erected by George Hampson in 1900. It belongs to the arctiine tussock moth group within the Arctiinae and tribe Lithosiini. The genus contains two described : Neoplynes cytheraea and Neoplynes eudora, both originally described in 1894. It is classified within the superfamily Noctuoidea.
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How to pronounce Neoplynes: /ˌniː.oʊˈplaɪ.niːz/
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Taxonomic history
The was originally placed in , which has since been reclassified as the Arctiinae within Erebidae. The two were originally described under different genera (Neoplynes cytheraea as Ctenucha cytheraea by Druce, and Neoplynes eudora as Ctenucha eudora by Dyar) before being transferred to Neoplynes.
Species list
Neoplynes cytheraea (Druce, 1894); Neoplynes eudora (Dyar, 1894)