''Xanthodes'' 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
Nolidae
Nolidae is a family of moths with about 1,700 described species worldwide. They are mostly small with dull coloration, the main distinguishing feature being a silk cocoon with a vertical exit slit. The group is sometimes known as tuft moths, aft ...
. The genus was erected 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 1852.
Species
* ''
Xanthodes albago
''Xanthodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Species
* '' Xanthodes albago'' (Fabricius, 1794)
* ''Xanthodes amata'' Walker, 1865
* '' Xanthodes congenita'' (Hampson, 1912)
* '' Xanth ...
''
(Fabricius, 1794)
* ''
Xanthodes amata
''Xanthodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Species
* '' Xanthodes albago'' (Fabricius, 1794)
* '' Xanthodes amata'' Walker, 1865
* '' Xanthodes congenita'' (Hampson, 1912)
* '' Xant ...
''
Walker, 1865
* ''
Xanthodes congenita''
(Hampson, 1912)
* ''
Xanthodes dinarodes
''Xanthodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Species
* ''Xanthodes albago'' (Fabricius, 1794)
* ''Xanthodes amata'' Walker, 1865
* '' Xanthodes congenita'' (Hampson, 1912)
* '' Xantho ...
''
(Hampson, 1912)
* ''
Xanthodes dohertyi
''Xanthodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
Species
* ''Xanthodes albago'' (Fabricius, 1794)
* ''Xanthodes amata'' Walker, 1865
* '' Xanthodes congenita'' (Hampson, 1912)
* ''Xanthod ...
''
(C. Swinhoe, 1918)
* ''
Xanthodes emboloscia''
(Turner, 1902)
* ''
Xanthodes gephyrias''
(Meyrick, 1902)
* ''
Xanthodes intersepta''
Guenée, 1852
* ''
Xanthodes tabulata''
(C. Swinhoe, 1918)
* ''
Xanthodes transversa
''Xanthodes transversa'', the transverse moth or hibiscus caterpillar, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Islands, the Nicobar Islands, China, ...
''
Guenée, 1852
References
Chloephorinae
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