Metoponiinae Explained

Metoponiinae is a subfamily of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are about 16 genera and more than 70 described species in Metoponiinae.

Genera

These 16 genera belong to the subfamily Metoponiinae:

• Aegle Hübner, 1823
• Axenus Grote, 1873
• Azenia Grote, 1882
• Cydosia Duncan & Westwood, 1841
• Epharmottomena John, 1909
• Flammona Walker, 1863
• Haemerosia Boisduval, 1840
• Metaponpneumata Möschler, 1890
• Metopoplus Christoph, 1893
• Mycteroplus Herrich-Schaffer, 1850
• Panemeria Hübner, 1823
• Pinacoplus Hampson, 1910
• Proschaliphora Hampson, 1901
• Sexserrata Barnes & Benjamin, 1922
• Synthymia Hübner, 1823
• Tristyla Smith, 1893

Further reading

• Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. 2010. Lafontaine . J. Donald. Schmidt . B. Christian. ZooKeys. 40. 127–47. 10.3897/zookeys.40.414. free. 2010ZooK...40....1L.