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Chloephorinae | |
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Scarce silver-lines, Bena bicolorana | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Subfamily: |
Chloephorinae Stainton, 1859 |
Type genus | |
Pseudoips Hübner, 1822
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Tribes | |
Synonyms | |
Chlöephoridae Stainton, 1859 [1] |
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, but may also be brown, grey, or white.
In addition to the about 55 genera assigned to tribes, there are some additional ones of undetermined relationships:
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (November 2020) |
Chloephorinae | |
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![]() | |
Scarce silver-lines, Bena bicolorana | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Nolidae |
Subfamily: |
Chloephorinae Stainton, 1859 |
Type genus | |
Pseudoips Hübner, 1822
| |
Tribes | |
Synonyms | |
Chlöephoridae Stainton, 1859 [1] |
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, but may also be brown, grey, or white.
In addition to the about 55 genera assigned to tribes, there are some additional ones of undetermined relationships: