''Xerodes'' 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 ...
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 ear ...
in 1857.
Species
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Xerodes albisparsa''
(Warren, 1896)
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Xerodes albonotaria''
(Bremer, 1864)
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Xerodes cinerosa''
(Warren, 1895)
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Xerodes contiguaria''
(Leech, 1897)
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Xerodes crenulata''
(Wileman, 1915)
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Xerodes inaccepta''
(Prout, 1910)
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Xerodes lignicolor''
(Warren, 1897)
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Xerodes pilosa''
Holloway, 1994
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Xerodes rufescentaria''
(Motschoulsky, 1861)
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Xerodes sordidata''
(Inoue, 1987)
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Xerodes ypsaria''
Guenée, 1857
Distribution
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after ...
.
References
Ennominae
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