Pholodes Explained

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]

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

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Geometridae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lophodes . Natural History Museum (London) . 21 July 2018.
2. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/295907994_Checklist_of_Indian_Geometridae Gunathilagaraj Kandasamy (2016). Checklist of Indian Geometridae with FBI number.docx. - Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
3. Web site: Savela . Markku . Pholodes Fletcher, 1979 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . March 25, 2018.
4. Book: A Guide to Insects . Eric Tentarelli . 2012 . Blackwell . 602.
5. Book: A Guide to Insects . Eric Tentarelli . 2012 . Blackwell . 603.