Tribe Phosphilini. This tribe was proposed by Poole (1995) in the Amphipyrinae because of the very simple male valves in the genitalia. The larvae, however, have a dorsally grooved spinneret and a hair-like SD-1 seta on A9, clearly indicating an association with the Noctuinae.

• Poole RW (1995) Noctuoidea: Noctuidae (part), Cuculliinae, Stiriinae, Psaphidinae (part). In: Dominick RB et al. (eds) The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation, Washington. 249 pp.