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,...
- Operophtera Species: O. brumata Binomial name Operophtera brumata (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Cheimatobia brumata L. Chimatobia brumata Phalaena brumata L....
- 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...
- pellionella, the case-bearing clothes moth. Obsolete names are: Phalaena (Tinea) pellionella, Phalaena zoolegella, Tinea demiurga, Tinea gerasimovi, and Tinea...
- Genus: Antheraea Species: A. polyphemus Binomial name Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer, 1776) Synonyms Phalaena polyphemus Cramer, [1775] Telea polyphemus...
- 1758, Carl Linnaeus first characterized two species of the genus Phalaena. Phalaena ornatrix was used to describe the paler moth specimens, and Utetheisa...
- Galleria crombrugheella (lapsus) Galleria mellomella (lapsus) Phalaena mellonella L., 1758 Phalaena cereana Blom [es], 1764 Tinea cerella Fabricius, 1775 (unjustified...
- P. isabella Binomial name Pyrrharctia isabella (J. E. Smith, 1797) Synonyms Phalaena isabella J. E. Smith, 1797 Pyrrharctia californica Packard, 1864...
- The Palau nightjar (Caprimulgus phalaena) is a species of nightjar endemic to Palau. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the grey nightjar. BirdLife...