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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, but may also be brown, grey, or white.

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monotypic taxon
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Nolidae
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Chloephorinae
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subfamily
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Chloephorinae
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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, but may also be brown, grey, or white.

==Genera incertae sedis== In addition to the about 55 genera assigned to tribes, there are some additional ones of undetermined relationships: Acachmena Turner, 1908 Apothriguna Berio, 1962 Armactica Walker, 1865 Austrocarea Holloway, 1977 Autanthema Warren, 1912 Beara Walker, 1866 Chlorozada Hampson, 1912 Clethrophora Hampson, 1894 Clytophylla Turner, 1929 Dilophothripoides Strand, 1917 Erizada Walker, 1865 Gabala Walker, [1866] Gelastocera Butler, 1877 Hylophilodes Hampson, 1912 Iscadia Walker, 1857 Labanda Walker, 1859 Lobocraspis Hampson, 1895 Lophocrama Hampson, 1912 Maceda Walker, 1857 Macrobarasa Hampson, 1912 Macrochthonia Butler, 1881 Metaleptina Holland, 1893 Microthripa Hampson, 1912 Microzada Hampson, 1912 Negeta Walker, 1862 Neonegeta Hampson, 1912 Paraxestis Hampson, 1902 Pardoxia Vives Moreno & González Prada, 1981 Plagerepne Tams, 1926 Plectothripa Hampson, 1918 Plusiocalpe Holland, 1894 Pterogonia C. Swinhoe, 1891 Ptisciana Walker, 1865 Thriponea Hulstaert, 1924 Titulcia Walker, 1864 Tornoconia Berio, 1966 Tortriciforma Hampson, 1894 Tyana Walker, 1866 Tympanistes Moore, 1867 Urbona Walker, 1862 Vizaga C. Swinhoe, 1901 Xanthodes Guenée, 1852 Xenochroa Felder, 1874

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