Agriphila
Encyclopedia
Agriphila is a genus
of small moth
s of the family
Crambidae
. They are common across temperate
Eurasia
and in adjacent regions.
Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not widely recognized until the mid-20th century. Consequently, most species
were initially placed in the closely related genus Crambus.
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 small 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 family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by 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...
. They are common across temperate
Temperate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...
Eurasia
Eurasia
Eurasia is a continent or supercontinent comprising the traditional continents of Europe and Asia ; covering about 52,990,000 km2 or about 10.6% of the Earth's surface located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres...
and in adjacent regions.
Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not widely recognized until the mid-20th century. Consequently, most species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
were initially placed in the closely related genus Crambus.
Species
- Agriphila aeneociliella (Eversmann, 1844)
- Agriphila anceps (Grote, 1880)
- ?Agriphila angulata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
- Agriphila argentea Bassi, 1999
- Agriphila argentistrigella (Ragonot in Joannis & Ragonot, 1889)
- Agriphila atlantica (T. V. Wollaston, 1858)
- Agriphila attenuata (Grote, 1880)
- Agriphila beieri Bleszynski, 1955
- Agriphila biarmica (Tengström, 1865)
- Agriphila biothanatalis (Hulst, 1886)
- Agriphila bleszynskiella Amsel, 1961
- Agriphila brioniella (Zerny, 1914) (=Agriphila vasilevi Ganev, 1983)
- Agriphila costalipartella (Dyar, 1921)
- Agriphila cyrenaicella (Ragonot, 1887)
- Agriphila dalmatinella (Hampson, 1900)
- Agriphila deliellaAgriphila deliellaAgriphila deliella is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe and North Africa and from Anatolia to Afghanistan.The wingspan is 16–20 mm...
(Hübner, 1813) - Agriphila geniculeaAgriphila geniculeaAgriphila geniculea is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and parts of North Africa.The wingspan is 20-26 mm. The moth flies from July to October depending on the location.The larvae feed on various grasses....
(Haworth, 1811) - Agriphila hymalayensis Ganev, 1984
- Agriphila impurella (Hampson, 1896)
- Agriphila indivisella (Turati & Zanon, 1922) (=Agriphila reisseri Bleszynski, 1965)
- Agriphila inquinatellaAgriphila inquinatellaAgriphila inquinatella is a small moth species of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, around the Caucasus area to Turkestan, and in the Near East to Jordan.Three subspecies are accepted today:...
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Agriphila latistriaAgriphila latistriaAgriphila latistria is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe, but originates from the area surrounding the Mediterranean Sea.The wingspan is 22-27 mm. The moth flies from July to September depending on the location....
(Haworth, 1811) - Agriphila microselasella Bleszynski, 1959
- Agriphila paleatella (Zeller, 1847)
- Agriphila plumbifimbriella (Dyar, 1904)
- Agriphila poliella (Treitschke, 1832)
- Agriphila ruricolella (Zeller, 1863)
- Agriphila sakayehamana (Matsumura, 1925)
- ?Agriphila satakei Okano, 1962
- Agriphila selasellaAgriphila selasellaAgriphila selasella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is ca. 26 mm. The moth flies from July to August depending on the location....
(Hübner, 1813) - Agriphila straminellaAgriphila straminellaAgriphila straminella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe.The wingspan is 16-20 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location....
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Agriphila tersella (Lederer, 1855)
- Agriphila tolli (Bleszynski, 1952)
- Agriphila trabeatella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
- Agriphila tristellaAgriphila tristellaAgriphila tristella is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe and the Western part of Asia.The wingspan is 22–30 mm. The moth flies from June to September depending on the location....
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) - Agriphila undata (Grote, 1881)
- Agriphila vulgivagella (Clemens, 1860)