Phalaena

== Translingual == === Etymology === Derived from Ancient Greek φάλαινα (phálaina). === Proper noun === Phalaena f (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the order Lepidoptera – a Linnaean genus, former species of which are now in several genera, each in a different family. ==== Hypernyms ==== (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Noctuidae – family; Noctuinae – subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (obsolete genus): Alucita (Alucitidae); Attacus (Saturniidae); Bombyx (Bombycidae); Geometra (Geometridae); Noctua (Noctuidae); Pyralis (Pyralidae); Tinea (Tineidae); Tortrix (Tortricidae) – Linnaean subgenera, now genera in lepidopteran families shown in parentheses ==== Derived terms ==== Phalaenopsis === References === Phalaena on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Phalaena on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Phalaena at AnimalBase