''Homodes'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
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 ...
s of the family
Erebidae first described by
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very e ...
in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily
Calpinae
The Calpinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. This subfamily includes many species of moths that have a pointed and barbed proboscis adapted to piercing the skins of fruit to feed on ...
of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the othe ...
.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, where the third joint very minute. Antennae ciliated. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on proximal segments. Tibia nearly smooth. Forelegs of male with a tuft of long hair from base of coxa. Forewing with round apex. Hindwings with vein 5 from near center of discocellulars.
Species
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Homodes bracteigutta
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching ve ...
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(Walker, 1862) India, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Saleyer, New Guinea, N.Queensland
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Homodes crocea
''Homodes crocea'' is a species from the genus '' Homodes''. This species was originally described by Achille Guenée in 1852
Events
January–March
* January 14 – President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte proclaims a new consti ...
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Guenée, 1852 India, Thailand, Andamans, Sundaland, Sulawesi, Seram, Kei, New Guinea, Bismarcks
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Homodes fulva
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet mo ...
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Hampson, 1896 Sri Lanka, Borneo
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Homodes lassula
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching ve ...
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Prout, 1928 Sumatra, Borneo
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Homodes iomolybda
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching ve ...
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Meyrick, 1889 India (Meghalaya), New Guinea
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Homodes lithographa
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching ve ...
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Hampson, 1926 Solomon Islands
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Homodes magnifica
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching ve ...
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Viette, 1958 Madagascar
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Homodes muluensis
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching ve ...
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Holloway, 2005 Borneo
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Homodes ornata
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching ve ...
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Roepke, 1938 northern Sulawesi
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Homodes perilitha
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching ve ...
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Hampson, 1926 southern India, Borneo, Philippines
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Homodes vivida
''Homodes vivida'' is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Singapore, Borneo and Sulawesi.
Both wings darker, redder orange in color. Medially and submarginally pink ...
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Guenée, 1852 India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Singapore, Borneo, Sulawesi
References
Boletobiinae
Noctuoidea genera
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