Agriopodes
Genus of moths
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Agriopodes is a doubtfully valid genus of noctuid moths of the family (biology) Acronictinae. The genus was erected by George Hampson in 1908.[1]
| Agriopodes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Acronictinae |
| Genus: | Agriopodes Hampson, 1908 |
Species
Species remaining here include:[verification needed]
- Agriopodes jucundella Dyar, 1922
- Agriopodes teratophora (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) = A.inscripta (Walker, 1858)
Most species formerly included in this genus have been moved to Acronicta, for example A. fallax (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) = A.geminata (J. B. Smith, 1903).
Agriopodes tybo (Barnes, 1904) is now in the presently-monotypic Chloronycta.[2]
Agriopodes corticosus, described as Bryophila corticosa by Guenee in 1852 is a nomen dubium.[2]
