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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 | |
| Tribes | |
| Synonyms | |
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Chlöephoridae Stainton, 1859 | |
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.
Genera incertae sedis
In addition to the about 55 genera assigned to tribes, there are some additional ones of undetermined relationships:
- Acachmena Turner, 1908
- Apothriguna Berio, 1962
- Armactica Walker, 1865
- Austrocarea Holloway, 1977
- Autanthema Warren, 1912
- Beara Walker, 1866
- Chlorozada Hampson, 1912
- Clethrophora Hampson, 1894
- Clytophylla Turner, 1929
- Dilophothripoides Strand, 1917
- Erizada Walker, 1865
- Gabala Walker,
- Gelastocera Butler, 1877
- Hylophilodes Hampson, 1912
- Iscadia Walker, 1857
- Labanda Walker, 1859
- Lobocraspis Hampson, 1895
- Lophocrama Hampson, 1912
- Maceda Walker, 1857
- Macrobarasa Hampson, 1912
- Macrochthonia Butler, 1881
- Metaleptina Holland, 1893
- Microthripa Hampson, 1912
- Microzada Hampson, 1912
- Negeta Walker, 1862
- Neonegeta Hampson, 1912
- Paraxestis Hampson, 1902
- Pardoxia Vives Moreno & González Prada, 1981
- Plagerepne Tams, 1926
- Plectothripa Hampson, 1918
- Plusiocalpe Holland, 1894
- Pterogonia C. Swinhoe, 1891
- Ptisciana Walker, 1865
- Thriponea Hulstaert, 1924
- Titulcia Walker, 1864
- Tornoconia Berio, 1966
- Tortriciforma Hampson, 1894
- Tyana Walker, 1866
- Tympanistes Moore, 1867
- Urbona Walker, 1862
- Vizaga C. Swinhoe, 1901
- Xanthodes Guenée, 1852
- Xenochroa Felder, 1874
References
- Stainton, H. T. (1859). "Descriptions of Twenty-Five Species of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera". Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London. 2. 5: 111–126.
- Walker, F. (1865) List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: 912.
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| Chloephorinae | |
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