Aporodes
Encyclopedia
Aporodes 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
- Aporodes floralisAporodes floralisAporodes floralis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in most of Europe , Algeria, Syria, Afghanistan, central Asia, north-western India and Yemen...
(Hübner, 1809) - Aporodes pygmaealisAporodes pygmaealisAporodes pygmaealis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in Iran....
Amsel, 1961