Subfamily
Scoliopteryginae
Scoliopteryx libatrix. Photo: (c) Jonathan Hakim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
The Scoliopteryginae are a subfamily of moths in the Erebidae family. Larvae have distinctive, extra setae on the first through seventh abdominal segments. Many adult moths in the subfamily have a proboscis adapted to pierce fruit skin, allowing consumption of the juice in the fruit.
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