''Thalassodes'' 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 first described by
Achille Guenée in 1857.
Description
Palpi with second joint clothed with hair and reaching the apex of the short frontal tuft. Third joint naked and porrect (extending forward). Antennae of male usually bipectinate (comb like on both sides) to two-thirds length. Hind tibia usually dilated with a fold containing a tuft of long hair. Forewings with veins 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked or vein 6 from cell. Hindwings with angled or produced outer margin to a point at vein 4.
Species
References
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*Hongxiang Han & Dayong Xue (2011)
"''Thalassodes'' and related taxa of emerald moths in China (Geometridae, Geometrinae)" ''Zootaxa''. 3019:26-50.
Hemitheini
Geometridae genera
Taxa named by Achille Guenée
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