Microdes

Microdes
Microdes squamulata Guenée, 1857, to MV light, Aranda, ACT, 20/21 September 2008
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Tribe:	Eupitheciini
Genus:	Microdes Guenée, 1857[1]
Synonyms[1]
Oesymna Walker, 1869

Microdes is a genus of moths in the family Geometridae.[1][2][3][4] They occur in Australia[2][3][4] and New Zealand.[4]

Species

There are 13 recognized species:[1][3][4]

• Microdes arcuata Swinhoe, 1902
• Microdes asystata Turner, 1922
• Microdes decora Turner, 1942
• Microdes diplodonta Turner, 1904
• Microdes epicryptis Meyrick, 1897
• Microdes haemobaphes Turner, 1926
• Microdes leptobrya Turner, 1939
• Microdes melanocausta Meyrick, 1891
• Microdes oriochares Turner, 1922
• Microdes quadristrigata Walker, 1862
• Microdes squamulata Guenée
• Microdes typhopa Lower, 1897
• Microdes villosata Guenée, 1857

References

1. "Microdes Guenée, 1857". Global Lepidoptera Index 1.1.24.271. 27 September 2024. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
2. "Genus Microdes Guenée, 1857". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
3. Savela, Markku. "Microdes Guenée, 1857". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
4. Rajaei, Hossein; Hausmann, Axel; Scoble, Malcolm; Wanke, Dominic; Plotkin, David; Brehm, Gunnar; Murillo-Ramos, Leidys; Sihvonen, Pasi (2022). "An online taxonomic facility of Geometridae (Lepidoptera), with an overview of global species richness and systematics". Integrative Systematics. 5 (2): 145–192. doi:10.18476/2022.577933.