Nygmiini
{{Short description|Tribe of moths}}
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| taxon = Nygmiini
| image = Yellow tail (Euproctis similis) female.jpg
| image_caption = Euproctis similis
| authority = Holloway, 1999
}}
The Nygmiini are a tribe of tussock moths of the Erebidae family.
Description
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.{{cite web |last=Holloway |first=Jeremy Daniel |url=http://www.mothsofborneo.com/part-5/nygmiini/nygmiini.php |title=Tribe Nygmiini n.|website=The Moths of Borneo |accessdate=May 16, 2020}}
Genera
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- Albarracina
- Arna
- Artaxa
- Bembina
- Choerotricha
- Cozola
- Epeuproctis
- Euproctis
- Kidokuga
- Lacida
- Medama
- Micromorphe
- Nygmia
- Orvasca
- Rhypotoses
- Somena
- Sphrageidus
- Sundaroa
- Toxoproctis
}}
References
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