Basilodes

Basilodes
Basilodes chrysopis, Arizona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Stiriinae
Tribe:	Stiriini
Genus:	Basilodes Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
DeobrigaWalker, 1869

Basilodes is a genus of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are about six described species in Basilodes. ^{[1] [2]}

Basilodes pepita, gold moth

Species

These six species belong to the genus Basilodes:

• Basilodes aurata Schaus, 1911
• Basilodes chrysopis Grote, 1881
• Basilodes inquinatus Hogue, 1963
• Basilodes pepita Guenée, 1852 (gold moth)
• Basilodes philobia Druce, 1897
• Basilodes straminea Poole, 1995

References

1. "Basilodes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2021-11-20.
2. "Basilodes genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-11-20.

• Basilodes at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database