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 Tribe Lythriini with the genus Lythria (Hübner, 1823) and the species Lythria cruentaria (Hufnagel, 1767) was transferred from Larentiinae in 2008.
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
Sterrhini Meyrick, 1892
Timandrini Stephens, 1850
Furthermore, a number of genera are unplaced to a tribe, these are:
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