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,...
- 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...
- P. isabella Binomial name Pyrrharctia isabella (J. E. Smith, 1797) Synonyms Phalaena isabella J. E. Smith, 1797 Pyrrharctia californica Packard, 1864...
- Lepidoptera. Linnaeus divided the group into three genera – Papilio, Sphinx and Phalaena. The first two, together with the seven subdivisions of the third, are...
- Species: E. vulgata Binomial name Eupithecia vulgata (Haworth, 1809) Synonyms Phalaena vulgata Haworth, 1809 Eupithecia lepsaria Staudinger, 1882 Eupithecia atropicta...
- pellionella, the case-bearing clothes moth. Obsolete names are: Phalaena (Tinea) pellionella, Phalaena zoolegella, Tinea demiurga, Tinea gerasimovi, and Tinea...
- Watsonalla binaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Synonyms List Phalaena binaria Hufnagel, 1767 Falcaria binaria Phalaena (Bombyx) hamula Esper, 1786 Drepana uncula Hübner...
- Genus: Thysania Species: T. agrippina Binomial name Thysania agrippina (Cramer, 1776) Synonyms Phalaena agrippina Cramer, 1776 Syrnia strix Hubner, 1821...
- Species: C. gangis Binomial name Creatonotos gangis (Linnaeus, 1763) Synonyms Phalaena gangis Linnaeus Creatonotos continuatus Moore Noctua interrupta Linnaeus...