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