Nygmiini
Sign in to saveThe Nygmiini are a tribe of tussock moths of the Erebidae family. ==Description== Adult females of the tribe have an enlarged seventh abdominal segment with a tuft of scales and use this adaptation to protect their egg mass.
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- Lymantriinae
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The Nygmiini are a tribe of tussock moths of the Erebidae family. ==Description== Adult females of the tribe have an enlarged seventh abdominal segment with a tuft of scales and use this adaptation to protect their egg mass.
==Genera==
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