Subfamily
Geometrinae (Emerald moths)
Chlorosea banksaria. Photo: (c) johnvillella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
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, however. These small moths are often a light bluish green, leading to the common name of emerald moths, though a few species called thus are also found in the tribe Campaeini of the Ennominae.