Oxyodes
Genus of moths
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Oxyodes is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Achille Guenée in 1852.
| Oxyodes | |
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| Oxyodes scrobiculata - Female dorsal | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Erebinae |
| Genus: | Oxyodes Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852 |
Description
Palpi upturned and smoothly scaled, where the second joint reaching vertex of head. Third joint long. Antennae almost simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled and somewhat slender. Tibia spineless. Fore tibia hairy. Forewings with produced and acute apex. Outer margin slightly excised and crenulate cilia.[1]
Species
- Oxyodes scrobiculata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Oxyodes tricolor Guenée, 1852
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