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Sterrhinae is a large subfamily of the geometer moth family (Geometridae) with some 2,800 described species.

Sterrhinae is in fact a junior synonym of Idaeidae (Butler, 1881). Seeing this name is hardly used in literature and Sterrhinae is widely used, this name is preferred.

The subfamily is divided into eight tribes:

• Cosymbiini Prout, 1911
• Cyllopodini Kirby, 1892
• Lythriini Herbulot, 1962
• Rhodometrini Agenjo, 1952
• Rhodostrophiini Prout, 1935
• Scopulini Duponchel, 1845^[1]
• Sterrhini Meyrick, 1892
• Timandrini Stephens, 1850

The Tribe Lythriini with the genus Lythria (H?bner, 1823) and the species Lythria cruentaria (Hufnagel, 1767) was transferred from Larentiinae in 2008^[2].

References

1. ^ Tribe Scopulini recognised after revision Pasi Sihvonen (2005) at the moment only seven genera
2. ^ Erki ?unap, Jaan Viidalepp & Urmas Saarma: Systematic position of Lythriini revised: transferred from Larentiinae to Sterrhinae (Lepidoptera, Geometridae). Zoologica Scripta, 37(4): 405-413, Oxford 2008 doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00327.x

Literature

• G?nter Ebert (Hrsg.): Die Schmetterlinge Baden-W?rttembergs Band 8, Nachtfalter VI (Spanner (Geometridae) 1. Teil), Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2001. ISBN 3-800-13497-7
• Walter Forster & Theodor Wohlfahrt: Die Schmetterlinge Mitteleuropas Band V Spanner (Geometridae). 312 S., Frankh?sche Verlagshandlung Stuttgart 1973.
• M. J. Scoble: Geometrid moths of the world, a catalogue. CSIRO, Collingwood & Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 8-788-75729-3
• Axel Hausmann: The Geometrid moths of Europe, 2. Sterrhinae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 2004, ISBN 8-788-75737-4
• D. Abraham, N. Ryrholm, H. Wittzell, J. D. Holloway, M. J. Scoble, C. Lofstedt: Molecular phylogeny of the subfamilies in Geometridae (Geometroidea: Lepidoptera). Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 20(1): 65-77 (2001)
• Pasi Sihvonen: Phylogeny and classification of the Scopulini moths (Lepidoptera: Geometridae, Sterrhinae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 143: 473?530 London 2005 doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2005.00153.x.

External links

• Lepiforum e. V. Foto?bersicht Sterrhinae
• Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
• Markku Savela: Lepidoptera and some other life forms
• Ian Kimber: Guide to the moths of Great Britain and Ireland
• Fauna Europaea

The Subfamily Sterrhinae is a member of the Family Geometridae. Here is the complete "parentage" of Sterrhinae:

• Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
  • Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
    • Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
      • Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
        • Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
          • Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
            • Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
              • Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
                • Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
                  • Superclass: Panhexapoda
                    • Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
                      • Subclass: Dicondylia
                        • Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
                          • Cohort: Myoglossata
                            • Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera
                              • Order: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
                                • Infraorder: Heteroneura - a genus of Longhorned Beetles (Cerambycidae)
                                  • Superfamily: Geometroidea
                                    • Family: Geometridae - Geometrid Moths
                                      • Subfamily: Sterrhinae