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Phyllodes (moth)

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Phyllodes
Phyllodes eyndhovii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Tribe: Phyllodini
Genus: Phyllodes
Boisduval, 1832
Synonyms
  • Xenodryas Gistl, 1848

Phyllodes is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1832

Description

Tibia heavily spined. Antennae thickened and simple. Forewings narrower. Inner and outer margins quite evenly curved. Larva with four abdominal pairs.[1]

Species

References

  1. ^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.