The Ethmiinae are 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 small moths in the

superfamily SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...

Gelechioidea sometimes included in the Elachistidae or the Oecophoridae, but mostly in the Depressariidae as a

Ethmiinae.Wikispecies (2009-JUN-29), and see references in Savela (2003)

Genera

Seven

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...

are presently placed here; numerous others are now considered

junior synonym The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...

s (mostly of ''Ethmia''): * ''

Agrioceros ''Agrioceros'' is a genus of moths in the family Depressariidae Depressariidae is a family of moths. It has formerly been treated as a subfamily of Gelechiidae, but is now recognised as a separate family, comprising about 2,300 species worldwi ...

'' * '' Betroka'' * ''

Erysiptila ''Erysiptila'' is a genus of moths in the family Depressariidae. It contains only one species, ''Erysiptila clevelandi'', which is found in Panama and Costa Rica. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the dista ...

'' * '' Ethmia