| Basilodes | |
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| 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]
These six species belong to the genus Basilodes:
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