Acalyphes
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
| Acalyphes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Subfamily: | Archiearinae |
| Genus: | Acalyphes Turner, 1926 |
| Species: | A. philorites |
| Binomial name | |
| Acalyphes philorites Turner, 1926 | |
References
- Savela, Markku. "Acalyphes Turner, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 March 2012). "Acalyphes philorites Turner, 1926". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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