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Decodes Catherinae
''Decodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Tortricidae. Species *''Decodes aneuretus'' Powell, in Obraztsov & Powell, 1961 *''Decodes asapheus'' Powell, 1980 *''Decodes australus'' Powell, 1965 *''Decodes basiplagana'' (Walsingham, 1879) *''Decodes bicolor'' Powell, in Obraztsov & Powell, 1961 *''Decodes catherinae'' Powell, 1980 *''Decodes fragariana'' (Busck, 1919) *''Decodes helix'' Powell & Brown, 1998 *''Decodes horariana'' (Walsingham, 1879) *''Decodes johnstoni'' Powell, in Obraztsov & Powell, 1961 *''Decodes lundgreni'' Powell, 1980 *''Decodes macdunnoughi'' Powell, 1980 *''Decodes macswaini'' Powell, 1980 *''Decodes montanus'' Powell, in Obraztsov & Powell, 1961 *''Decodes opleri'' Powell, 1980 *''Decodes placita'' (Walsingham, 1914) *''Decodes stevensi'' Powell, 1980 *''Decodes tahoense'' Powell, 1980 *''Decodes tonto'' Powell, 1980 *''Decodes zimapanus'' Powell, 1980 See also *List of Tortricidae genera References External linkstortricidae.com Cnephasiini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species. Differences between butterflies and moths While the butterflies form a monophyletic group, the moths, comprising the rest of the Lepidoptera, do not. Many attempts have been made to group the superfamilies of the Lepidoptera into natural groups, most of which fail because one of the two groups is not monophyletic: Microlepidoptera and Macrolepidoptera, Heterocera and Rhopalocera, Jugatae and Frenatae, Monotrysia and Ditrysia.Scoble, MJ 1995. The Lepidoptera: Form, function and diversity. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press; 404 p. Although the rules for distinguishing moths from butterflies are not well est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
