Basilodes

Basilodes is a genus of owlet moths in the family Noctuidae. There are about six described species in Basilodes.^[1][2]

Basilodes pepita, gold moth

Basilodes
Basilodes chrysopis, Arizona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Stiriinae
Tribe:	Stiriini
Genus:	Basilodes Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
Deobriga Walker, 1869

Species

These six species belong to the genus Basilodes:

• Basilodes aurata Schaus, 1911
• Basilodes chrysopis Grote, 1881
• Basilodes inquinatus Hogue, 1963
• Basilodes pepita Guenée, 1852 (gold moth)
• Basilodes philobia Druce, 1897
• Basilodes straminea Poole, 1995