This tribe has male tymbal features similar to thos of the Chloephorini, and the male genitalia, though somewhat similar to those of the Careini discussed next, also resemble those of Chloroplaga of the Chloephorini. The larva has a bisetose subventral group on thoracic segments, a supposedly arctiid feature seen also in the Eariadinae and Selepa Moore as reviewed by Holloway (1988, 1998). The tymbal Selepa Moore organs have three robust carinae (see also Parasinna) and an unusual club-like structure on each side. The virtual restriction to Fagaceae (Castanea, Castanopsis, Lithocarpus, Quercus) as larval hosts (Robinson et al., 2001) is also a feature common to some genera of the Chloephorini; Robinson et al. also note a record from Rubus (Rosaceae), however. >>Forward <<Return to Content Page

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