Phalera (genus)
Encyclopedia
Phalera is a genus
of moth
s of the Notodontidae
family.
The scientific name is derived from the Greek
phaleros (with a white marking) and refers to the white spot on the apex
of the fore wings.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Notodontidae
Notodontidae
Notodontidae is a family of moths with approximately 3,500 known species. Moths of this family are found in all parts of the world, but they are most concentrated in tropical areas, especially in the New World...
family.
The scientific name is derived from the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
phaleros (with a white marking) and refers to the white spot on the apex
Glossary of Lepidopteran terms
This glossary describes the terms used in the formal descriptions of insect species, jargon used mostly by professionals or entomologist....
of the fore wings.
Species
- Phalera acutoides Holloway, 1983.
- Phalera albizzae Mell, 1931.
- Phalera albocalceolata (Bryk, 1950).
- Phalera alpherakyi Leech, 1898.
- Phalera amboinae (Felder, 1861).
- Phalera angustipennis Matsumura, 1919.
- Phalera argenteolepis Schintlmeister, 1997.
- Phalera assimilis (Bremer et Grey, 1852).
- Phalera banksi Holloway, 1983.
- Phalera bucephala (Linnaeus, 1758).
- Phalera bucephalina (Staudinger et Rebel, 1901).
- Phalera bucephaloidesPhalera bucephaloidesPhalera bucephaloides is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Europe, south of Tyrol, Hungary and the Balkans.The wingspan is 23-27 mm. The moths are on wing from May to August.The larvae feed on Quercus species and Arbutus unedo....
(Ochsenheimer, 1810). - Phalera combusta (Walker, 1855).
- Phalera cossioides Walker, 1863.
- Phalera eminens Schintlmeister, 1997.
- Phalera erconvalda (Schaus, ?1928).
- Phalera flavescensPhalera flavescensPhalera flavescens is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Taiwan, China, Japan and Korea.The wingspan is 45-54 for males and 55-59 mm for females.-External links:**...
(Bremer et Gery, 1852). - Phalera goniophora Hampson, 1910.
- Phalera grotei Moore, 1859.
- Phalera hadrian Schintlmeister, 1989.
- Phalera huangtiao Schintlmeister et Fang, 2001.
- Phalera javana Moore, 1859.
- Phalera mangholda (Schaus, 1928).
- Phalera minor Nagano, 1916.
- Phalera niveomaculata Kiriakoff, 1963.
- Phalera obscura Wileman, 1910.
- Phalera ora Schintlmeister, 1989.
- Phalera ordgara Schaus, 1928.
- Phalera parivala Moore, 1859.
- Phalera raya Moore, 1849.
- Phalera sangana Moore, 1859.
- Phalera sebrus Schintlmeister, 1989.
- Phalera styx Holloway, 1983.
- Phalera sundanaPhalera sundanaPhalera sundana is a moth of the Notodontidae family. It is found in Sundaland, including Bali and Mindanao.The wingspan is 45-54 for males and 55-59 mm for females.-External links:*...
Holloway, 1982. - Phalera surigaona Schaus.
- Phalera takasagoensis Matsumura, 1919.
- Phalera torpida Walker, 1865.
- Phalera wanqu Schintlmeister et Fang, 2001