Tinoliini

The family-group name was first used by Moore (1884-1887) and therefore has precedence over Calesiini of Wiltshire (1990), though Moore assigned Calesia Guenée to his Dysgoniidae (= Ophiusini; see p. 40). Fibiger (2003) placed Calesia in his Catocalinae and Tinolius in his Calpinae. However, the type genera share several unusual features. These are as follows: strikingly marked larvae with elongated primary setae; pupae with a dense golden brown pilosity; host preference for Acanthaceae. The position of the ostium in relation to the eighthsegment in the female and the modification of the male eighth segment are not typically catocaline.