Larentiinae
| Larentiinae | |
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| Waved carpet (Hydrelia sylvata: Asthenini) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Geometroidea |
| Family: | Geometridae (but see text) |
| Subfamily: |
Larentiinae Duponchel, 1845 |
| Tribes | |
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Asthenini |
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| Synonyms | |
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Larentites Duponchel, 1845 |
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Asthenini
Cataclysmiini
Chesiadini
Cidariini
Erateinini
Eudulini
Eupitheciini
Hydriomenini
Larentiini
Melanthiini
Operophterini
Perizomini
Phileremini
Rheumapterini
Solitaneini
Stamnodini
Trichopterygini
Xanthorhoini
Larentites Duponchel, 1845
Larentiinae moths contain roughly 5,800 species and occur mostly in the temperate regions of the world. They are generally considered a subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) and divided into a few large or good-sized tribes, and numerous very small or even monotypic ones which might not always be valid. Well-known members are the "pug moths" of the Eupitheciini and the "carpets", mainly of the Cidariini and Xanthorhoini.
Morphological and DNA sequence data indicate that they are a very ancient lineage of geometer moths; they might even be distinct enough to warrant elevation to full family status in the superfamily Geometroidea. They share numerous plesiomorphic traits – for example at least one areola in the forewing, a hammer-shaped ansa of the tympanal organ and the lack of a gnathos – with the Sterrhinae which are either somewhat less distant from other geometer moths or are part of the same distinct lineage; the Lythriini were until recently placed in the Larentiinae but are apparently Sterrhinae.
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