The subtribe was previously classified as the tribe Nyctemerini of the former family
Arctiidae. Some authors merge the subtribe into the related
Callimorphina.
Utetheisa is sometimes placed in Nyctemerina, sometimes in the
Callimorphina (if these are treated as distinct subtribe).
References
^Dubatolov VV 2006: On the generic status of the Afrotropical Nyctemera species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Atalanta37 (1/2): 191-205
Main articles on Oriental and Australian Nyctemera
de Vos, R. 1994 [1995]: Nyctemera groenendaeli spec. nov. from New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Nyctemerina). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F.15 (4): 481-489.
de Vos, R. 1995: A revision of Nyctemera consobrina (Hopffer, 1874) with redescription of three subspecies (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Nyctemerinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F.16 (1): 81-93.
de Vos, R. 1996: Nyctemera pseudokala sp. nov. and N. mastrigti sp. nov., two new species from Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Nyctemerinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F.17 (3): 301-311.
de Vos, R. 1997: A revision of Nyctemera kebeae (Bethune-Baker, 1904) (with descriptions of two new subspecies) and N. warmasina (Bethune-Baker, 1910) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Nyctemerinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F.18 (1): 1-12.
de Vos, R. 1997: The identity of Nyctemera simulatrix Walker, 1864 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Nyctemerinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F.18 (2-3): 205-210.
de Vos, R. 2002: Revision of the Nyctemera evergista group (=subgenus Deilemera Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Arctiinae, Nyctemerini). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F.23 (1/2): 7-32.
de Vos, R. 2007: Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie150: 39-54.
de Vos, R. 2007: The Utetheisa species of the subgenera Pitasila, Atasca and Raanya subgen. n. (Insecta, Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Aldrovandia3: 31-120.
de Vos, R., Dubatolov, V. V. 2010: Nyctemerini. In: V. V. Dubatolov, Tiger-moths of Eurasia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten65: 11-18.
The subtribe was previously classified as the tribe Nyctemerini of the former family
Arctiidae. Some authors merge the subtribe into the related
Callimorphina.
Utetheisa is sometimes placed in Nyctemerina, sometimes in the
Callimorphina (if these are treated as distinct subtribe).
References
^Dubatolov VV 2006: On the generic status of the Afrotropical Nyctemera species (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Atalanta37 (1/2): 191-205
Main articles on Oriental and Australian Nyctemera
de Vos, R. 1994 [1995]: Nyctemera groenendaeli spec. nov. from New Guinea (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Nyctemerina). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F.15 (4): 481-489.
de Vos, R. 1995: A revision of Nyctemera consobrina (Hopffer, 1874) with redescription of three subspecies (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Nyctemerinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F.16 (1): 81-93.
de Vos, R. 1996: Nyctemera pseudokala sp. nov. and N. mastrigti sp. nov., two new species from Indonesia (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Nyctemerinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F.17 (3): 301-311.
de Vos, R. 1997: A revision of Nyctemera kebeae (Bethune-Baker, 1904) (with descriptions of two new subspecies) and N. warmasina (Bethune-Baker, 1910) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Nyctemerinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F.18 (1): 1-12.
de Vos, R. 1997: The identity of Nyctemera simulatrix Walker, 1864 (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Nyctemerinae). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F.18 (2-3): 205-210.
de Vos, R. 2002: Revision of the Nyctemera evergista group (=subgenus Deilemera Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae, Arctiinae, Nyctemerini). Nachrichten des Entomologischen Vereins Apollo, N.F.23 (1/2): 7-32.
de Vos, R. 2007: Revision of the Nyctemera clathratum complex (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie150: 39-54.
de Vos, R. 2007: The Utetheisa species of the subgenera Pitasila, Atasca and Raanya subgen. n. (Insecta, Lepidoptera: Arctiidae). Aldrovandia3: 31-120.
de Vos, R., Dubatolov, V. V. 2010: Nyctemerini. In: V. V. Dubatolov, Tiger-moths of Eurasia (Lepidoptera, Arctiidae). Neue Entomologische Nachrichten65: 11-18.