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Janseodes

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Janseodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Janseodes
Viette, 1967
Species:
J. melanospila
Binomial name
Janseodes melanospila
(Guenée, 1852)

Janseodes is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae erected by Pierre Viette in 1967. Its only species, Janseodes melanospila, was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in India, South Africa and the US state of Florida.[1]

Taxonomy

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The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Phytometrinae within Erebidae or in the subfamily Hadeninae of the family Noctuidae.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Janseodes Viette, 1967". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Zahiri, Reza; et al. (2011). "Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea)". Systematic Entomology. 37: 102–124. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x.
  3. ^ Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (19 March 2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 26. Bibcode:2010ZooK...40....1L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.