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Acentropinae

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In biological classification , a subfamily ( Latin : subfamilia , plural subfamiliae ) is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank , next below family but more inclusive than genus . Standard nomenclature rules end botanical subfamily names with "-oideae", and zoological subfamily names with "-inae".

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1-548: See text Acentropinae is a fairly small subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae , the crambid snout moths . Species of this subfamily are exclusively found in wetlands and aquatic habitats . In modern treatments, the former subfamily Nymphulinae is mostly treated as a tribe within Acentropinae. There are about 730 species in 78 genera. Only 13 species in 6 genera are found in Europe. Subfamily Detarioideae

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