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Microdes

Microdes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae. They occur in Australia and New Zealand.

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Microdes
Microdes squamulata Guenée, 1857, to MV light, Aranda, ACT, 20/21 September 2008
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Tribe: Eupitheciini
Genus: Microdes
Guenée, 18571
Synonyms1
  • Oesymna Walker, 1869

Microdes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.1234 They occur in Australia234 and New Zealand.4

Species

There are 13 recognized species:134

References

References

  1. "Microdes Guenée, 1857". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.271. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  2. "Genus Microdes Guenée, 1857". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Microdes Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys; Sihvonen, Pasi (2022). "An online taxonomic facility of Geometridae (Lepidoptera), with an overview of global species richness and systematics". Integrative Systematics. 5 (2): 145–192. doi:10.18476/2022.577933. hdl:10138/352532.