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,...
- Genus: Antheraea Species: A. polyphemus Binomial name Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer, 1776) Synonyms Phalaena polyphemus Cramer, [1775] Telea polyphemus...
- pellionella, the case-bearing clothes moth. Obsolete names are: Phalaena (Tinea) pellionella, Phalaena zoolegella, Tinea demiurga, Tinea gerasimovi, and Tinea...
- Species: C. gangis Binomial name Creatonotos gangis (Linnaeus, 1763) Synonyms Phalaena gangis Linnaeus Creatonotos continuatus Moore Noctua interrupta Linnaeus...
- 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...
- name Hyphantria cunea (Drury, 1773) Synonyms Phalaena cunea Drury, 1773 Phalaena liturata Goeze, 1781 Phalaena punctatissima Smith, 1797 Cycnia budea Hübner...
- 1758) Subspecies L. d. dispar L. d. asiatica L. d. ****onica Synonyms Phalaena dispar Linnaeus, 1758 Ocneria dispar (Linnaeus, 1758) Porthetria dispar...
- (Slosson, 1888) Synonyms Bombyx chryseis Olivier, 1790 Phalaena scribonia Stoll, 1790 Phalaena oculatissima J.E. Smith, 1797 (unjustified emendation)...
- (Grum-Grshimailo, 1891) Orgyia gonostigma (Scopoli, 1763) Orgyia recens (Hübner, 1819) Phalaena antiqua Linnaeus, 1758 Phalaena paradoxa (Retzius, 1783)...