Acalyphes Explained

Acalyphes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae.[1] Its single species, Acalyphes philorites, is found in Australia, where it feeds on pencil pine (Athrotaxis cupressoides).[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1926

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Acalyphes Turner, 1926 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 31, 2019.
  2. Web site: Herbison-Evans . Don . Crossley . Stella . amp . 23 March 2012 . Acalyphes philorites Turner, 1926 . Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths . 31 January 2019.

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