Calophasidia

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Calophasidia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1908.[1][2][3][4] It is endemic to Australia.[2]

Calophasidia
Calophasidia dentifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Calophasidia
Hampson, 1908
Type species
Megalodes lucala
Swinhoe, 1902
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Chelaprora Hampson, 1926
  • Stonychota Turner, 1941

The classification of this genus is unclear. It has been placed in the subfamily Hadeninae[1][4] or Acronictinae;[2][3] Keegan and colleagues (2021) considered its placement within Noctuidae as undefined (incertae sedis).[5]

Species

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There are six species:[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Savela, Markku. "Calophasidia Hampson, 1908". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Genus Calophasidia Hampson, 1908". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Calophasidia​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (2023). "Calophasidia Hampson, 1908". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  5. ^ Keegan, Kevin L; Rota, Jadranka; Zahiri, Reza; Zilli, Alberto; Wahlberg, Niklas; Schmidt, B Christian; Lafontaine, J Donald; Goldstein, Paul Z & Wagner, David L (2021). "Toward a stable global Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) taxonomy". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 5 (3): 1. doi:10.1093/isd/ixab005.