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: The Herminiinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae . The members of the subfamily are called litter moths because the caterpillars of most members feed on dead leaves of plants, though others feed on living leaves, and/or the mushrooms of fungi as in the case of genus Idia . The subfamily was previous treated as a separate family, Herminiidae, or as a subfamily of the family Noctuidae . Phylogenetic analysis has determined that
4-518: The Herminiinae are most closely related to the subfamily Aganainae of the Erebidae. This Herminiinae article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Subfamily Detarioideae is an example of a botanical subfamily. Detarioideae is a subdivision of the family Fabaceae (legumes), containing 84 genera. Stevardiinae is an example of a zoological subfamily. Stevardiinae
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