Phalaenostola is a genus of litter moths of the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873.[1][2][3][4]

Phalaenostola
Phalaenostola eumelusalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Herminiinae
Genus: Phalaenostola
Grote, 1873
Synonyms
  • Philometra Grote, 1872 (preoccupied)
  • Epidelta Nye, 1975

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References

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  1. ^ Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (March 19, 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 26. Bibcode:2010ZooK...40....1L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
  2. ^ Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Phalaenostola Grote, 1873". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  4. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Phalaenostola Grote, 1873". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. doi:10.5519/s93616qw. Retrieved January 29, 2020.