Cathyalia okinawana
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Cathyalia okinawana is a species of snout moth
in the genus Cathyalia
. It was described by Yamanaka in 2003, and is known from Japan
.
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 Cathyalia
Cathyalia
Cathyalia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot in 1888.-Species:* Cathyalia fulvella Ragonot, 1888* Cathyalia nishizawai Yamanaka, 2004* Cathyalia okinawana Yamanaka, 2003* Cathyalia pallicostalis...
. It was described by Yamanaka in 2003, 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...
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