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Asthenini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae first described by Warren in 1893. The tribe has been combined with Eupitheciini in the past, most notably by Jeremy Daniel Holloway in his work The Moths of Borneo.
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Hydriomenini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae. The tribe was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1872.
Melanthiini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae. The tribe was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1845.
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Rheumapterini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae.
Larentiini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae. The tribe was first described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1845.
Operophterini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae.
Trichopterygini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae. The tribe was described by Warren in 1894.
Eupitheciini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae, often referred to as pugs. The tribe was described by Tutt in 1896.
Mesotype parallelolineata is a moth of the family Geometridae, subfamily Larentiinae. The species was first described by Anders Jahan Retzius in 1783. It is found in most of Europe, from central Europe through Russia to the Ural and Altai Mountains. Its genus Mesotype is sometimes included in Perizoma.
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References
- Beccaloni, George; et al. (eds.). "Search Results Subfamily: Larentiinae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.