Chrysocrambus
Encyclopedia
Chrysocrambus is a genus
of moth
s of the Crambidae
family. Species include Chrysocrambus craterellus
.
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 include Chrysocrambus craterellus
Chrysocrambus craterellus
Chrysocrambus craterellus is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in southern Europe and the Middle East.The wingspan is about 20 mm...
.
Species
- Chrysocrambus rutiellus Bassi, 1985
- Chrysocrambus chrysonuchelloides (Rothschild, 1925)
- Chrysocrambus craterella (Scopoli, 1763)
- Chrysocrambus dentuellus (Pierce & Metcalfe, 1938)
- Chrysocrambus kobelti (Saalmüller, 1885)
- Chrysocrambus lambessellus (Caradja, 1910)
- Chrysocrambus linetella (Fabricius, 1781)
- Chrysocrambus major (Müller-Rutz, 1931)
- Chrysocrambus mauretanicus (Müller-Rutz, 1931)
- Chrysocrambus sardiniellus (Turati, 1911)
- Chrysocrambus similimellus (Müller-Rutz, 1931)
- Chrysocrambus syriellus (Zerny, 1934)