Acalyphes is a monotypic moth genus in the family Geometridae.[1] Its single species, Acalyphes philorites, is found in Australia, where it feeds on pencil pine (Athrotaxis cupressoides).[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1926
References
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Acalyphes Turner, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- ^ Herbison-Evans, Don & Crossley, Stella (23 March 2012). "Acalyphes philorites Turner, 1926". Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
External links
Data related to Acalyphes at Wikispecies
