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".
2-461: Geometrinae is the nominate subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae). It is strongly split , containing a considerable number of tribes of which most are presently very small or monotypic . These small moths are often a light bluish green, leading to the common name of emerald moths , though a few species called thus are also found in the tribe Campaeini of the Ennominae . In 2018,
4-591: A phylogeny and classification based on a molecular phylogenetic analysis was published in the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society in which 13 tribes were accepted. There are about 2,300 described species , mostly from the tropics . Some geometrine genera have not been definitely assigned to a tribe . These include: This Geometrinae -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Subfamily Detarioideae
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