Allochlorodes is a monotypic genus of moths in the family Geometridae, with Allochlorodes elpis as its sole species.[1] Both genus and species were described in 1917 by Louis Beethoven Prout.[1] The species occurs in South Africa.[1][3]

Allochlorodes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Allochlorodes
Prout, 1917[2]
Species:
A. elpis
Binomial name
Allochlorodes elpis
Prout, 1917[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Scoble, Malcolm J. (20 March 2023). Geometrid Moths of the World: A Catalogue: Volume 1. BRILL. p. 34. ISBN 978-90-04-54200-6. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Allochlorodes​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Allochlorodes elpis". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 1 June 2024.