Nudorthodes

Nudorthodes
	Nudorthodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Noctuinae
Genus:	Nudorthodes; Lafontaine, Walsh & Ferris, 2014

Nudorthodes is the genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by three lepidopterologists, J. Donald Lafontaine, J. Bruce Walsh and Clifford D. Ferris in 2014.

Species

Nudorthodes molino Lafontaine, Walsh & Ferris, 2014
Nudorthodes texana (Smith, 1900)
Nudorthodes variabilis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)

Etymology

The generic name refers to the fact that the species in the genus are removed from the other members of the Orthodes-group of genera by the lack of hairs on the surface of the eye. It is derived from Latin nudus (meaning bare) plus the genus name Orthodes.¹

References

Lafontaine, J.D.; Walsh, J.B.; Ferris, C.D. 2014: A revision of the genus Protorthodes McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. doi:10.3897/zookeys.421.6664 This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[1] Lafontaine, J.D.; Walsh, J.B.; Ferris, C.D. 2014: A revision of the genus Protorthodes McDunnough with descriptions of a new genus and four new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Eriopygini). ZooKeys, 421: 139-179. doi:10.3897/zookeys.421.6664 This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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