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Drepaninae are by far the largest subfamily of the Drepanidae moths. While it is usually split into two tribes, Drepanini and Oretini, its internal systematics and phylogeny are not well resolved.

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Parent taxon
Drepanidae
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taxon name
Drepaninae
taxon rank
subfamily
Commons category
Drepaninae
taxon common name
Hooktip Moths
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Drepaninae are by far the largest subfamily of the Drepanidae moths. While it is usually split into two tribes, Drepanini and Oretini, its internal systematics and phylogeny are not well resolved.

==Systematics== The following list is provisional and probably incomplete. Tribe Drepanini Meyrick, 1895 Agnidra - includes Zanclalbara Argodrepana Auzata - includes Gonocilix Auzatellodes Canucha - includes Campylopteryx Drapetodes Drepana Euphalacra - includes Ectothyris, Neophalacra Hyalospectra Leucoblepsis Macrocilix Nordstromia - includes Allodrepana Strepsigonia - includes Monurodes Tridrepana - includes Konjikia Tribe Nidarini Nidara Tribe Oretini Inoue, 1962 Amphitorna - includes Neoreta, Procampsis, Tomocerota Astatochroa Oreta - includes Dryopteris, Holoreta, Hypsomadius, Mimoreta, Oretella, Psiloreta, Rhamphoreta Spectroreta Urogonodes Unplaced to tribe

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