''Microdes'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

s in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...

. They occur in Australia and New Zealand.

Species

There are 13 recognized species: * '' Microdes arcuata'' Swinhoe, 1902 * '' Microdes asystata'' Turner, 1922 * '' Microdes decora'' Turner, 1942 * '' Microdes diplodonta'' Turner, 1904 * '' Microdes epicryptis'' Meyrick, 1897 * '' Microdes haemobaphes'' Turner, 1926 * '' Microdes leptobrya'' Turner, 1939 * '' Microdes melanocausta'' Meyrick, 1891 * '' Microdes oriochares'' Turner, 1922 * '' Microdes quadristrigata'' (Walker, 1862) * '' Microdes squamulata'' Guenée, 1857 * '' Microdes typhopa'' Lower, 1897 * '' Microdes villosata'' Guenée, 1857

References

Eupitheciini Geometridae genera Moths of Oceania Taxa named by Achille Guenée {{Eupitheciini-stub