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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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | Allochlorodes Prout, 1917[2] |
| Species: | A. elpis
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| Binomial name | |
| Allochlorodes elpis | |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Allochlorodes elpis". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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