''Chrysopolominae'' is a subfamily of moths in the family

Limacodidae The Limacodidae or Eucleidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Zygaenoidea or the Cossoidea;Scoble, M.J. (1992). ''The Lepidoptera: Form, Function and Diversity.'' Oxford University Press. the placement is in dispute. They are often ca ...

. The type genus of this subfamily is Chrysopoloma. Chrysopolominae was originally a family (Chrysopolomidae) under the superfamily Zygaenoidea, consisting of two subfamilies, including about 30 species distributed in

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, but in other newer documents, this family was downgraded and became It is a subfamily under

, which belongs to the superfamily of Zygaenoidea, and the two subfamilies originally under Chrysopolominae were merged to become the synonym of Chrysopolominae called Ectropinae.

List of genera

According to Afromoths.org, this taxon includes the following genera * '' Achrocerides'' Hering, 1937 * '' Chrysectropa'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 * '' Chrysopoloma'' Druce, 1886 * '' Chrysopolomides'' Hering, 1937 * '' Diquishia'' Kurshakov & Zolotuhin, 2016 * '' Ectropa'' Wallengren, 1863 * '' Ectropona'' Kurshakov & Zolotuhin, 2013 * '' Erythropteryx'' Hering, 1937 * ''

Hamartia The term ''hamartia'' derives from the Greek , from ''hamartánein'', which means "to miss the mark" or "to err". It is most often associated with Greek tragedy, although it is also used in Christian theology. The term is often said to depic ...

'' Hering, 1937 * '' Scotinocerides'' Hering, 1937 * '' Strigivenifera'' Hering, 1937 * '' Vietteopoloma'' Hering, 1961

References

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