The Cidariini are the largest tribe

Tribe (biology)

In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...

 of geometer moth

Geometer moth

The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera...

s in the subfamily Larentiinae

Larentiinae

Larentiinae moths contain roughly 5,800 species and occur mostly in the temperate regions of the world. They are generally considered a subfamily of the geometer moth family and divided into a few large or good-sized tribes, and numerous very small or even monotypic ones which might not always be...

 (possibly a distinct family). The Cidariini include many of the species known as "carpets" or, ambiguously, "carpet moths" (most other "carpets" are in the Xanthorhoini

Xanthorhoini

Xanthorhoini is a tribe of geometer moths under subfamily Larentiinae.-Recognized genera:* Acodia Rosenstock, 1885* Austrocidaria Dugdale, 1971* Camptogramma Stephens, 1831* Catarhoe Herbulot, 1951* Chrysolarentia Butler, 1882...

), and are among the few geometer moths that have been subject to fairly comprehensive cladistic study of their phylogeny.

Genera

As several larentiine genera

Genera

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 have not yet been assigned to a tribe, the genus list is still preliminary; for example the genus Almeria

Almeria (moth)

Almeria is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.-References:*...

may well belong in the Cidariini. Several well-known species are also listed: