Chloephorinae
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The Chloephorinae is a subfamily of the moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...

 family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Nolidae
Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,400 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull colouration, the main distinguishing feature being tufts of raised scales on the forewings...

. It includes, among others, many of the moths known as silver-lines. They are rather similar to some owlet moths (Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....

) in appearance and often colored a vivid green.

Genera incertae sedis

In addition to the c.55 genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 assigned to tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...

s, there are some additional ones of undetermined relationships:
  • Acachmena
  • Apothriguna
  • Armactica
  • Austrocarea
  • Autanthema
  • Chlorozada
  • Clytophylla
  • Dilophothripoides
  • Gabala
  • Lobocraspis
  • Lophocrama
  • Macrochthonia
  • Microthripa
  • Pardoxia
    Pardoxia
    Pardoxia is a genus of moths in the Nolidae family. It contains only one species, the Yellow Drab which is found in France, Spain, Turkey, Iraq, China, India, Myanmar, Cape Verde, the Comoros, Ethiopia, Ghana, La Réunion, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Sierra...

  • Plagerepne
    Plagerepne
    Plagerepne is a genus of moths of the Nolidae family. It has been listed as a genus in the Noctuidae and Pyralidae by other authors....

  • Thriponea
  • Tornoconia
    Tornoconia
    Tornoconia is a genus of moths of the Nolidae family.-Species:* Tornoconia artemis Viette, 1972* Tornoconia mabillei Viette, 1972* Tornoconia panda Viette, 1972* Tornoconia royi Berio, 1966-References:*...

  • Vizaga
    Vizaga
    Vizaga is a genus of moths of the Nolidae family.-Species:* Vizaga cyanea * Vizaga mirabilis -References:*...

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