Oxyodes Explained

Oxyodes is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.

Description

Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long. Antennae almost simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled and somewhat slender. Tibia spineless. Fore tibia hairy. Forewings with produced and acute apex. Outer margin slightly excised and crenulate cilia.^[1]

Species

• Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775)
• Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Noctuidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.
• Web site: Savela . Markku . Oxyodes Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . January 21, 2019.
• Web site: Holloway . Jeremy Daniel . Oxyodes Guenée . The Moths of Borneo . January 21, 2019.

Notes and References

1. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . 1894 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.