Pholodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1979, though several species were previously known. Its junior homonym is the anagrammatic Lophodes.[1]
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| Pholodes sinistraria | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Ennominae |
| Genus: | Pholodes D. S. Fletcher, 1979 |
Species edit
Some species of this genus are:[2][3]
- Pholodes atrifasciata (Warren, 1893)
- Pholodes australasiaria (Boisduval, 1832) (Australasia)
- Pholodes difformaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1858)
- Pholodes fuliginea (Hampson, 1895) (India) - initially known as Scotosia fuliginea[4]
- Pholodes indigna (Warren, 1899)
- Pholodes nigrescens (Warren, 1893) (India)
- Pholodes rufiplaga (Warren, 1899)
- Pholodes squamosa (Warren, 1896) (India)
- Pholodes sinistraria (Guenée, 1857) (Australia) - type species, initially known as Lophodes sinistraria[5]
References edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pholodes.
- ^ "Lophodes". Natural History Museum (London). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Gunathilagaraj Kandasamy (2016). Checklist of Indian Geometridae with FBI number.docx. - Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pholodes Fletcher, 1979". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects. Blackwell. p. 602.
- ^ Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects. Blackwell. p. 603.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Geometridae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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