The Comibaenini are a
tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide usage of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. This definition is contested, in part due to confl ...
of
geometer moth
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family (biology), family Geometridae of the insect order (biology), order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative for ...
s in the
subfamily Geometrinae
Geometrinae is the nominate subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae). It is strongly split, containing a considerable number of tribes of which most are presently very small or monotypic. These small moths are often a light bluish gre ...
.
Selected genera
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Comibaena''
Hübner, 1823
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Microbaena''
Hausmann, 1996
*''
Proteuchloris''
Hausmann, 1996
*''
Thetidia''
Boisduval, 1840
References
* , 2012: The Comibaenini of China (Geometridae: Geometrinae), with a review of the tribe. ''Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 165 (4): 723-772.
Geometrinae
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