''Homodes'' 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
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
first described by
Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily
Calpinae
The Calpinae are a subfamily of moths in the family Erebidae described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1840. This subfamily includes many species of moths that have a pointed and barbed proboscis adapted to piercing the skins of fruit to feed on ju ...
of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching vertex of head, where the third joint very minute. Antennae ciliated. Thorax smoothly scaled. Abdomen with dorsal tufts on proximal segments. Tibia nearly smooth. Forelegs of male with a tuft of long hair from base of coxa. Forewing with round apex. Hindwings with vein 5 from near center of discocellulars.
Species
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Homodes bracteigutta''
(Walker, 1862) India, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Saleyer, New Guinea, N.Queensland
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Homodes crocea''
Guenée, 1852 India, Thailand, Andamans, Sundaland, Sulawesi, Seram, Kei, New Guinea, Bismarcks
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Homodes fulva
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet mo ...
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Hampson, 1896 Sri Lanka, Borneo
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Homodes lassula''
Prout, 1928 Sumatra, Borneo
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Homodes iomolybda''
Meyrick, 1889 India (Meghalaya), New Guinea
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Homodes lithographa''
Hampson, 1926 Solomon Islands
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Homodes magnifica''
Viette, 1958 Madagascar
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Homodes muluensis
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching ve ...
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Holloway, 2005 Borneo
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Homodes ornata
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching ve ...
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Roepke, 1938 northern Sulawesi
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Homodes perilitha
''Homodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Calpinae of the family Noctuidae.
Description
Palpi upturned and reaching ve ...
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Hampson, 1926 southern India, Borneo, Philippines
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Homodes vivida''
Guenée, 1852 India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Singapore, Borneo, Sulawesi
References
Boletobiinae
Noctuoidea genera
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