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Archiearinae is a
subfamily of the
geometer moth
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 ''metro ...
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
(Geometridae). It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1953.
Genera
The subfamily contains the following genera:
*''
Acalyphes''
Turner, 1926
*''
Archiearides''
D. S. Fletcher, 1953
*''
Archiearis''
Hübner, 1823
*''
Boudinotiana''
Leraut, 2002 [
*'' Caenosynteles'' Dyar, 1912
*'']Dirce
Dirce (; , , modern Greek , meaning "double" or "cleft") was a queen of Thebes as the wife of Lycus in Greek mythology.
Family
Dirce was a daughter of the river-gods Achelous or Ismenus, or of Helios.
Mythology
After Zeus impregnated Dir ...
'' Prout, 1910
*'' Lachnocephala'' D. S. Fletcher, 1953
*'' Leucobrephos'' Grote, 1874
References
External links
Archiearinae
on Fauna Europaea Fauna Europaea is a database of the scientific names and distribution of all living multicellular Europe
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Geometridae
Moth subfamilies