Pholodes

Pholodes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1979, though several species were previously known. Its junior homonym is the anagrammatic Lophodes.[1]

Pholodes
Pholodes sinistraria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Subfamily:
Ennominae
Genus:
Pholodes

D. S. Fletcher, 1979

Species

Some species of this genus are:[2][3]

  • Pholodes atrifasciata (Warren, 1893)
  • Pholodes australasiaria (Boisduval, 1832) (Australasia)
  • Pholodes difformaria (Herrich-Schäffer, 1858)
  • Pholodes fuliginea (Hampson, 1895) (India) - initially known as Scotosia fuliginea[4]
  • Pholodes indigna (Warren, 1899)
  • Pholodes nigrescens (Warren, 1893) (India)
  • Pholodes rufiplaga (Warren, 1899)
  • Pholodes squamosa (Warren, 1896) (India)
  • Pholodes sinistraria (Guenée, 1857) (Australia) - type species, initially known as Lophodes sinistraria[5]

References
  1. "Lophodes". Natural History Museum (London). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. Gunathilagaraj Kandasamy (2016). Checklist of Indian Geometridae with FBI number.docx. - Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
  3. Savela, Markku. "Pholodes Fletcher, 1979". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  4. Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects. Blackwell. p. 602.
  5. Eric Tentarelli (2012). A Guide to Insects. Blackwell. p. 603.


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