Aethiopodes
Encyclopedia
Aethiopodes is a genus
in the geometer moth
family
(Geometridae). Sometimes included in Odontopera
, other authors treat it as distinct. If valid, it is a small genus with just about 10 species
from southern Africa
.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the geometer moth
Geometer moth
The geometer moths or Geometridae are a family of the order Lepidoptera...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Geometridae). Sometimes included in Odontopera
Odontopera
Odontopera is a genus of moth in the family Geometridae.Aethiopodes is sometimes also included here.-References:*...
, other authors treat it as distinct. If valid, it is a small genus with just about 10 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
from southern Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
.
Species include:
- Aethiopodes indecoraria Walker, 1866
- Aethiopodes perplexata
- Aethiopodes saxeticola Krüger, 2005
- Aethiopodes staudei