Alsophilinae is a

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

of the moth family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met ...

, consisting of two genera, '' Alsophila'' and '' Inurois''.Comparative Toxicogenomics Database
/ref> Alsophila pometaria caterpillar

References

Geometridae Moth subfamilies {{Alsophilinae-stub no:Alsophilinae