Chloephorinae

Chloephorinae
Chloephorinae
Scarce Silver-lines, Bena bicolorana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Subfamily: Chloephorinae
Tribes

Sarrothripini
Chloephorini
Camptolomini
Careini
Ariolicini

The Chloephorinae is a subfamily of the moth family Nolidae. It includes, among others, many of the moths known as silver-lines. They are rather similar to some owlet moths (Noctuidae) in appearance and often colored a vivid green.

Genera incertae sedis

In addition to the c.55 genera assigned to tribes, there are some additional ones of undetermined relationships:

  • Acachmena
  • Apothriguna
  • Armactica
  • Austrocarea
  • Autanthema
  • Chlorozada
  • Clytophylla
  • Dilophothripoides
  • Gabala
  • Lobocraspis
  • Lophocrama
  • Macrochthonia
  • Microthripa
  • Pardoxia
  • Plagerepne
  • Thriponea
  • Tornoconia
  • Vizaga


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