litter moth

Noun

Any erebid moth in the subfamily Herminiinae.

Japanese Meaning

エレブイド科（Erebidae）のHerminiinae亜科に属する蛾。

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At dusk we watched a litter moth crawl among the fallen leaves, its wings perfectly camouflaged against the detritus.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

黄昏時にハーミニイナエ亜科に属する蛾が落ち葉の間を這うのを私たちは見て、その羽が周囲の枯れ葉によく紛れているのに気づいた。

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Any erebid moth in the subfamily Herminiinae.

The following are the focus of research: in the Pyraloidea (Subobjective 1.1) Ategumia, Desmia, Diaphania, Eulepte, Herpetogramma, Omiodes, Patania; in the Gelechioidea (Subobjective 1.2) genera within and putatively near the Recurvaria-group (Gelechiinae: Litini); in the Noctuoidea (Subobjective 1.3) fern-feeding Argyrosticta in relation to Callopistria, boundaries and composition of the Eriopinae, and erebid litter moths (Herminiinae).

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litter moths

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