''Pantelodes'' is a genus 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
Apatelodidae
Apatelodidae, the American silkworm moths, is a family (biology), family of insects in the order (biology), order Lepidoptera. They are a family within the Taxonomic rank, superfamily Bombycoidea, though they have in the past been considered a su ...
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It was first described by Daniel Herbin in 2017,
containing at the time nine species: ''Pantelodes satellitia'' (transferred from ''Apatelodes'') and eight newly described species previously identified as the former.
In 2021, an additional species, ''Pantelodes camacana'', was described.
The distribution of the genus is
Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
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Species
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Pantelodes amazonica
''Pantelodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Daniel Herbin in 2017, containing at the time nine species: ''Pantelodes satellitia'' (transferred from ''Apatelodes'') and eight newly described species pre ...
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Herbin, 2017
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Pantelodes boliviana
''Pantelodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Daniel Herbin in 2017, containing at the time nine species: ''Pantelodes satellitia'' (transferred from ''Apatelodes'') and eight newly described species pre ...
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Herbin, 2017
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Pantelodes camacana''
Orlandin & Carneiro, 2021
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Pantelodes centralamericana
''Pantelodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Daniel Herbin in 2017, containing at the time nine species: ''Pantelodes satellitia'' (transferred from ''Apatelodes'') and eight newly described species pre ...
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Herbin, 2017
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Pantelodes drechseli
''Pantelodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Daniel Herbin in 2017, containing at the time nine species: ''Pantelodes satellitia'' (transferred from ''Apatelodes'') and eight newly described species pre ...
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Herbin, 2017
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Pantelodes iracoubo
''Pantelodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Daniel Herbin in 2017, containing at the time nine species: ''Pantelodes satellitia'' (transferred from ''Apatelodes'') and eight newly described species pre ...
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Herbin, 2017
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Pantelodes maranhensis
''Pantelodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Daniel Herbin in 2017, containing at the time nine species: ''Pantelodes satellitia'' (transferred from ''Apatelodes'') and eight newly described species pre ...
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Herbin, 2017
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Pantelodes organabo
''Pantelodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Daniel Herbin in 2017, containing at the time nine species: ''Pantelodes satellitia'' (transferred from ''Apatelodes'') and eight newly described species pre ...
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Herbin, 2017
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Pantelodes ruschii
''Pantelodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was first described by Daniel Herbin in 2017, containing at the time nine species: ''Pantelodes satellitia'' (transferred from ''Apatelodes'') and eight newly described species pre ...
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Herbin, 2017
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Pantelodes satellitia
''Pantelodes satellitia'' is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It is found in Costa Rica, French Guiana and Bolivia. It was transferred from ''Apatelodes'' to the newly-established genus ''Pantelodes
''Pantelodes'' is a genus of moths of the ...
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(Walker, 1855)
References
Apatelodidae
Moth genera
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