Biology:Aethiopodes
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Short description: Genus of geometer moths
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Tribe: | Gonodontini
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Genus: | Aethiopodes (disputed) Warren, 1902
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Azelina indecoraria Walker, 1866
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Aethiopodes are a genus in the geometer moth family (Geometridae). Sometimes included in Odontopera, other authors treat it as distinct. If valid, it is a small genus with just about 10 species from southern Africa.[1]
Species include:[1]
- Aethiopodes indecoraria Walker, 1866
- Aethiopodes perplexata
- Aethiopodes saxeticola Krüger, 2005
- Aethiopodes staudei
Footnotes
References
- Krüger, M. (2005): New species of geometrid moths from Lesotho (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea: Geometridae). Annals of the Transvaal Museum 42: 19-45. HTML abstract
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2004): Butterflies and Moths of the World, Generic Names and their Type-species – Parectropis. Version of 2004-NOV-05. Retrieved 2011-APR-21.
Wikidata ☰ Q4688705 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethiopodes.
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