Agathodes
Encyclopedia
Agathodes is a genus
of moth
s of the Crambidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Crambidae
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...
family.
Species
- Agathodes caliginosalis Snellen, 1895
- Agathodes designalis Guenée, 1854
- Agathodes incoloralis (Hampson, 1918)
- Agathodes minimalis Hampson, 1912
- Agathodes modicalis Guenée, 1854
- Agathodes musivalis Guenée, 1854
- Agathodes ostentalisAgathodes ostentalisAgathodes ostentalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from India to Indonesia, including Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand and in Australia in New South Wales and Queensland.The wingspan is about 25 mm....
(Geyer in Hübner, 1837) - Agathodes paliscia Turner, 1908
- Agathodes rebeli Tams, 1935
- Agathodes transiens Munroe, 1960