Pydnaodes

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Pydnaodes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pydnaodes
Hampson, 1911
Species:
P. distincta
Binomial name
Pydnaodes distincta
(Rothschild, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Tesselarctia distinctaRothschild, 1909

Pydnaodes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae erected by George Hampson in 1911. Its only species, Pydnaodes distincta, was first described by Walter Rothschild in 1909. It is found in the upper Amazon region. [1]

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References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Pydnaodes Hampson, 1911". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 24, 2019.