''Phyllodes'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
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 w ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
. The genus was erected by
Jean Baptiste Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...
in 1832
Description
Tibia heavily spined. Antennae thickened and simple. Forewings narrower. Inner and outer margins quite evenly curved. Larva with four abdominal pairs.
Species
* ''
Phyllodes consobrina''
Westwood, 1848
* ''
Phyllodes conspicillator''
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* '' Phyllodes eyndhovii'' Vollenhoven, 1858
* ''Phyllodes imperialis
''Phyllodes imperialis'', the imperial fruit-sucking moth or pink underwing moth, is a noctuoid moth in the family Erebidae, subfamily Calpinae. It was Species description, first described by Herbert Druce in 1888. The species can be found in nor ...
'' Druce, 1888
* '' Phyllodes staudingeri'' Semper, 1901
* '' Phyllodes verhuelli'' Vollenhoven, 1858
References
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Calpinae
Moth genera
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