Nygmiini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Subfamily: | Lymantriinae |
Tribe: |
Nygmiini Holloway, 1999 |
The Nygmiini are a tribe of tussock moths of the Erebidae family.
Adult females of the tribe have an enlarged seventh abdominal segment with a tuft of scales and use this adaptation to protect their egg mass.
The tribe includes the following genera. This list may be incomplete.