Transformations of Ophiderinae [most “Ophiderinae” now fall under subfamily Calpinae, family Noctuidae]

The owlet moths are hardy and robust, and exist throughout the world. The caterpillars of the family are largely toxic, thanks to the plants they feed upon.

 Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, vol. XI. 1885. 

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