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.

Chloephorinae
Scarce silver-lines, Bena bicolorana
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Genera incertae sedis

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

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Walker, F. (1865) List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum: 912.