Definition of Phalaena. Meaning of Phalaena. Synonyms of Phalaena

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Definition of Phalaena

Phalaena
Phalaena Pha*l[ae]"na, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a kind od moth.] (Zo["o]l.) A linn[ae]an genus which included the moths in general.

Meaning of Phalaena from wikipedia

- Phalaena is an obsolete genus of Lepidoptera used by Carl Linnaeus to house most moths. Phalaena was one of three genera used by Linnaeus to cover all...
- may be encountered in the literature, and include: Phalaena (Tinea) pellionella Linnaeus, 1758 Phalaena zoolegella Scopoli, 1763 Tinea demiurga Meyrick,...
- pellionella, the case-bearing clothes moth. Obsolete names are: Phalaena (Tinea) pellionella, Phalaena zoolegella, Tinea demiurga, Tinea gerasimovi, and Tinea...
- Amblygobius phalaena, the Sleeper Banded goby, white-barred goby, is a species of goby native to tropical reefs of the western Pacific Ocean and through...
- Thelosia phalaena is a moth in the family Apatelodidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1896. It is found in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). The wingspan...
- 1758, Carl Linnaeus first characterized two species of the genus Phalaena. Phalaena ornatrix was used to describe the paler moth specimens, and Utetheisa...
- Lepidoptera. Linnaeus divided the group into three genera – Papilio, Sphinx and Phalaena. The first two, together with the seven subdivisions of the third, are...
- Lepidoptera Family: Geometridae Genus: Erannis Species: E. defoliaria Binomial name Erannis defoliaria (Clerck, 1759) Synonyms Phalaena defoliaria Clerck, 1759...
- 1897 Pyralis mediana Panzer, 1804 Phalaena nigrosericeata Haworth, 1809 Eupithecia rectangularia Boisduval, 1840 Phalaena sericeata Haworth, 1809 Geometra...
- The Palau nightjar (Caprimulgus phalaena) is a species of nightjar endemic to Palau. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the grey nightjar. BirdLife...