''Agathodes'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
. The genus was first described by
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very e ...
in 1854.
Species
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Agathodes bibundalis''
Strand, 1913
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Agathodes caliginosalis''
Snellen, 1895
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Agathodes designalis''
Guenée, 1854
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Agathodes dufayi''
Rougeot, 1977
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Agathodes incoloralis''
(Hampson, 1918)
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Agathodes isabella''
Viette, 1989
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Agathodes minimalis''
Hampson, 1912
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Agathodes modicalis''
Guenée, 1854
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Agathodes musivalis''
Guenée, 1854
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Agathodes ostentalis''
(Geyer in Hübner, 1837)
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Agathodes paliscia''
Turner, 1908
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Agathodes rebeli''
Tams, 1935
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Agathodes thomensis''
Castel-Branco, 1973
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Agathodes transiens''
Munroe, 1960
References
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External links
''Agathodes designalis''on the
UF /
IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
Spilomelinae
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Achille Guenée
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