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Genus Basilodes

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Stiriinae
Tribe Stiriini
Genus Basilodes
Numbers
There are three named species of Basilodes in America north of Mexico. (1)
Basilodes chrysopis Grote, 1881
Basilodes pepita Guenée, 1852
Basilodes straminea Poole, 1995
Print References
Lafontaine J.D., & B.C. Schmidt 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America North of Mexico. (1)
Works Cited
1.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .
Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 29 October, 2005 - 12:26pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman
Last updated 8 March, 2013 - 7:08pm

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