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Subfamily: Plusiinae
Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae
List from Vári et al. (2002).
Abrostola
Agrapha
Argyrogramma
One species native to southern Africa: Argyrogramma signata
Chrysodeixis
Two species: Chrysodeixis acuta and Chrysodeixis chalcites*
Plusia
Plusiopalpa
One species native to southern Africa: Plusiopalpa dichora*
Plusiotricha
Two species: Plusiotricha fletcheri and Plusiotricha livida*
Stigmoplusia
Two species: Stigmoplusia chalcoides* and Stigmoplusia paraplesia
Syngrapha
One species native to southern Africa: Syngrapha circumflexa
Trichoplusia
VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.