''Xerodes'' 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 ...
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 1857.
Species
*''
Xerodes albisparsa''
(Warren, 1896)
*''
Xerodes albonotaria
''Xerodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Species
*'' Xerodes albisparsa'' (Warren, 1896)
*'' Xerodes albonotaria'' (Bremer, 1864)
*'' Xerodes cinerosa'' (Warren, 1895)
*'' Xerodes con ...
''
(Bremer, 1864)
*''
Xerodes cinerosa
''Xerodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Species
*'' Xerodes albisparsa'' (Warren, 1896)
*''Xerodes albonotaria'' (Bremer, 1864)
*'' Xerodes cinerosa'' (Warren, 1895)
*'' Xerodes cont ...
''
(Warren, 1895)
*''
Xerodes contiguaria''
(Leech, 1897)
*''
Xerodes crenulata''
(Wileman, 1915)
*''
Xerodes inaccepta
''Xerodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Species
*'' Xerodes albisparsa'' (Warren, 1896)
*''Xerodes albonotaria'' (Bremer, 1864)
*''Xerodes cinerosa'' (Warren, 1895)
*'' Xerodes conti ...
''
(Prout, 1910)
*''
Xerodes lignicolor
''Xerodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Species
*'' Xerodes albisparsa'' (Warren, 1896)
*''Xerodes albonotaria'' (Bremer, 1864)
*''Xerodes cinerosa'' (Warren, 1895)
*'' Xerodes conti ...
''
(Warren, 1897)
*''
Xerodes pilosa
''Xerodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Species
*'' Xerodes albisparsa'' (Warren, 1896)
*''Xerodes albonotaria'' (Bremer, 1864)
*''Xerodes cinerosa'' (Warren, 1895)
*'' Xerodes conti ...
''
Holloway, 1994
*''
Xerodes rufescentaria
''Xerodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Species
*'' Xerodes albisparsa'' (Warren, 1896)
*''Xerodes albonotaria'' (Bremer, 1864)
*''Xerodes cinerosa'' (Warren, 1895)
*'' Xerodes conti ...
''
(Motschoulsky, 1861)
*''
Xerodes sordidata
''Xerodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Species
*'' Xerodes albisparsa'' (Warren, 1896)
*''Xerodes albonotaria'' (Bremer, 1864)
*''Xerodes cinerosa'' (Warren, 1895)
*'' Xerodes conti ...
''
(Inoue, 1987)
*''
Xerodes ypsaria
''Xerodes'' is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae first described by Achille Guenée in 1857.
Species
*'' Xerodes albisparsa'' (Warren, 1896)
*''Xerodes albonotaria'' (Bremer, 1864)
*''Xerodes cinerosa'' (Warren, 1895)
*'' Xerodes conti ...
''
Guenée, 1857
Distribution
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
.
References
Ennominae
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