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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths (Geometroidea) » Geometrid Moths (Geometridae) » Ennominae » Alsophilini » Alsophila

Genus Alsophila

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Which caterpillar, please? - Alsophila pometaria Alsophila pometaria Female Fall Cankerworm - Alsophila pometaria - female Wingless female moth - Alsophila pometaria - female green inchworm - Alsophila pometaria green caterpillar - Alsophila pometaria Winter Moth - Alsophila pometaria - female Geometridae - Alsophila pometaria
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)
Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)
Subfamily Ennominae
Tribe Alsophilini
Genus Alsophila
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Alsophila Hübner, 1825. Taxonomic notes:
Alsophila also refers to a genus, or group, of ferns.
Explanation of Names
From Greek alsos (αλσος), grove; plus philos (φιλος) loving (1) (2).
Numbers
one North American species
a dozen species (at least) in Old World (Wikipedia)
Remarks
Print References
Borror, entries for also, phila (1)
The Century Dictionary--entry for Alsophila (fern) (2)
Internet References
British Insects: the Genera of Lepidoptera-Geometridae
Wikipedia--Alsophila (Moth), Cyathea sect. Alsophila
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.The Century Dictionary: an encyclopedic lexicon of the English language
Contributed by A.W. Thomas on 31 October, 2005 - 1:08pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 7 January, 2017 - 11:30pm

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