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Genus of moths

Falcatelodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Apatelodidae
Genus: Falcatelodes
Draudt, 1929
Species: F. anava
Binomial name
Falcatelodes anava
(H. Druce, 1890)
Synonyms
  • Apatelodes anava H. Druce, 1890
  • Falcatelodes laffonti Dognin

Falcatelodes is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae. It was erected by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1929, and contains a single species, Falcatelodes anava, which was first described by Herbert Druce in 1890 (as Apatelodes anava).

Falcatelodes anava is found in Ecuador.

References

  1. Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; Laurent, Ryan St; Naumann, Stefan; Mejia, Liliana Ballesteros; Kawahara, Akito (2 December 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6. Supplementary material: checklist. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 5904559. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  2. Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Falcatelodes Draudt, 1929". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
Taxon identifiers
Falcatelodes
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