Acalyphes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae.[1] Its single species, Acalyphes philorites, is found in Australia, where it feeds on pencil pine (Athrotaxis cupressoides).[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1926

Acalyphes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Archiearinae
Genus: Acalyphes
Turner, 1926
Species:
A. philorites
Binomial name
Acalyphes philorites
Turner, 1926

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku. "Acalyphes Turner, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  2. ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 March 2012). "Acalyphes philorites Turner, 1926". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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