Diphtherinae

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Diphtherinae is a of within the Nolidae. The subfamily contains the Diphthera, which was reclassified from Noctuidae to Nolidae in 2013 based on phylogenetic analysis. Members of this subfamily are tropical moths with distinctive morphological features.

Diphthera festiva range map by Rachel Wallace. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.Diphthera festiva 2020p3 by Cvmontuy. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.Diphthera festiva - Flickr - Dick Culbert by Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Diphtherinae: /dɪfˈθɛrɪnaɪ/

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Distribution

Tropical regions, particularly in the Americas.

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Taxonomic history

The Diphthera was moved from Noctuidae to Nolidae in 2013 following the phylogenetic analysis by Zahiri et al. (2013).

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