Falcatelodes is a monotypic genus of moths of the family Apatelodidae.[1] It was erected by Max Wilhelm Karl Draudt in 1929, and contains a single species, Falcatelodes anava, which was first described by Herbert Druce in 1890 (as Apatelodes anava).
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| Genus: | Falcatelodes Draudt, 1929
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| Species: | F. anava
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| Falcatelodes anava (H. Druce, 1890)
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References edit
- ^ Kitching, Ian; Rougerie, Rodolphe; Zwick, Andreas; Hamilton, Chris; Laurent, Ryan St; Naumann, Stefan; Mejia, Liliana Ballesteros; Kawahara, Akito (2 December 2018). "A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera)". Biodiversity Data Journal. 6. Supplementary material: checklist. doi:10.3897/BDJ.6.e22236. ISSN 1314-2828. PMC 5904559. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Falcatelodes Draudt, 1929". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Falcatelodes". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 24, 2018.
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