Apomyelois
Encyclopedia
Apomyelois is a genus
of small moths
belonging to the family
Pyralidae
.
Species
of Apomyelois include:
The former A. striatella is now in Didia, the Locust Bean Moth (formerly A. ceratoniae) is now usually placed in Ectomyelois.
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 moths
Moths
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belonging to 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...
Pyralidae
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
.
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...
of Apomyelois include:
- Apomyelois bistriatellaApomyelois bistriatellaApomyelois bistriatella is a species of snout moths in the genus Apomyelois. It was described by Hulst in 1887, and is known from the eastern United States, northern Europe and Russia.The wingspan is 15-25 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July....
(Hulst, 1887) - Apomyelois cognataApomyelois cognataApomyelois cognata is a species of snout moths in the genus Apomyelois. It was described by Staudinger in 1871. It is found in Greece and Russia.The wingspan is 20-23 mm....
(Staudinger, 1871) - Apomyelois ehrendorferiApomyelois ehrendorferiApomyelois ehrendorferi is a species of snout moths in the genus Apomyelois. It was described by Malicky and Roesler, in 1970. It is found on Sardinia....
(Malicky & Roesler, 1970)
The former A. striatella is now in Didia, the Locust Bean Moth (formerly A. ceratoniae) is now usually placed in Ectomyelois.