Nudorthodes

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Nudorthodes is the genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by three lepidopterologists, J. Donald Lafontaine, J. Bruce Walsh and Clifford D. Ferris in 2014.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
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Nudorthodes
Nudorthodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Noctuinae
Genus: Nudorthodes
Lafontaine, Walsh & Ferris, 2014
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Etymology

The generic name refers to the fact that the species in the genus are removed from the other members of the Orthodes-group of genera by the lack of hairs on the surface of the eye. It is derived from Latin nudus (meaning bare) plus the genus name Orthodes.[1]

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