Basilodes Explained

Basilodes is a genus of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are about six described species in Basilodes.

Species

These six species belong to the genus Basilodes:

• Basilodes aurata Schaus, 1911
• Basilodes chrysopis Grote, 1881
• Basilodes inquinatus Hogue, 1963
• Basilodes pepita Guenée, 1852 (gold moth)
• Basilodes philobia Druce, 1897
• Basilodes straminea Poole, 1995

References

• Basilodes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database