Caberini

Tribe of moths From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Caberini is a tribe of geometrid moths in the family Geometridae. There are at least 50 described species in Caberini.[1][2]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
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Caberini
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Ennominae
Tribe: Caberini
Synonyms
  • Sphacelodini Forbes, 1948
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Taxonomic note:

  • Molecular analyses by Sihvonen et al. (2011) supports separating the tribe Baptini from the Caberini. Research by Pitkin (2002) supports the view that Caberini and Baptini should be united, but notes that further study of immature stages is needed.[2][3]

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