''Plagodis'' is a genus 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 in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''met ...
erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1825.
Selected species
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Plagodis alcoolaria''
Guenée, 1857) - hollow-spotted plagodis
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Plagodis dolabraria
''Plagodis dolabraria'', the scorched wing, is a moth of the family Geometridae. The species was Species description, first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767. It is found throughout Europe and through the Palearctic, east to Transcaucasia, sou ...
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(Linnaeus, 1767) - scorched wing
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Plagodis fervidaria''
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1855) - fervid plagodis
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Plagodis kuetzingi''
(Grote, 1876) - purple plagodis
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Plagodis occiduaria''
Walker, 1861
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Plagodis ochraceata''
Viidalepp, 1988
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Plagodis phlogosaria''
Guenée, 1857 - scorched wing or straight-lined plagodis
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Plagodis pulveraria''
(Linnaeus, 1758) - barred umber
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Plagodis reticulata''
Warren, 1893
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Plagodis serinaria''
Herrich-Schaffer, 1855 - lemon plagodis
References
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Ourapterygini
Geometridae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner
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