Cathayia obliquella
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Cathayia obliquella is a species of snout moth
in the genus Cathayia
. It was described by Hampson in 1901, and is known from Japan
and central China
.
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...
in the genus Cathayia
Cathayia
Cathayia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Hampson in 1901, and is known from Spain, Australia, China and Borneo.-Species:* Cathayia insularum * Cathayia lineata...
. It was described by Hampson in 1901, and is known from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and central China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.