Caprinia
Encyclopedia
Caprinia 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
- Caprinia castanealis Kenrick, 1907
- Caprinia conglobatalis (Walker, 1865)
- Caprinia cuprescens Hampson, 1912
- Caprinia felderi Lederer, 1863
- Caprinia fimbriata (E. Hering, 1903)
- Caprinia intermedia Warren, 1896
- Caprinia marginata Janse, 1924
- Caprinia periusalis Walker, 1859
- Caprinia trichotarsia Hampson, 1912
- Caprinia unicoloralis (Kenrick, 1907)
- Caprinia versicolor (Pagenstecher, 1900)