Acalyphes
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| Genus: | Acalyphes Turner, 1926
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| Species: | A. philorites
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| Acalyphes philorites Turner, 1926
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Acalyphes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae.[1] Its single species, Acalyphes philorites, is found in Australia, where it feeds on pencil pine (Athrotaxis cupressoides).[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1926
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Acalyphes Turner, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don; Crossley, Stella (23 March 2012). "Acalyphes philorites Turner, 1926". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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