Arta (moth)
Encyclopedia
Arta is a genus of snout moths
. It was described by Grote, in 1875, and is known from Guatemala
and the United States
.
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...
. It was described by Grote, in 1875, and is known from Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
and the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Species
- Arta bichordalis Ragonot, 1891
- Arta calidalisArta calidalisArta calidalis is a species of snout moths in the genus Arta. It was described by Hampson, in 1906, and is known from Guatemala and Paraguay....
- Arta encaustalis Ragonot, 1891
- Arta epicoenalisArta epicoenalisArta epicoenalis is a species of snout moths in the genus Arta. It was described by Ragonot, in 1891, and is known from the United States, where it is found from California to Texas and Oklahoma....
- Arta serialis Hampson, 1897
- Arta statalisArta statalisThe Posturing Arta Moth is a species of snout moths in the genus Arta. It was described by Grote, in 1875, and is the type species of its genus...
- Arta olivalis Grote, 1878