Cirrhochrista
Encyclopedia
Cirrhochrista 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
- Cirrhochrista annulifera Hampson, 1919
- Cirrhochrista arcusalis (Walker, 1859)small>
- Cirrhochrista argentiplaga Warren, 1897
- Cirrhochrista bracteolalisCirrhochrista bracteolalisCirrhochrista bracteolalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in China, Taiwan, India, the Philippines and Cambodia.The wingspan is 33-37 mm....
Hampson, 1891 - Cirrhochrista brizoalis (Walker, 1859)
- Cirrhochrista caconalis Swinhoe, 1900
- Cirrhochrista cyclophora Lower, 1903
- Cirrhochrista cydippealis (Walker, 1859)
- Cirrhochrista etiennei (Viette, 1976)
- Cirrhochrista fumipalpis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Cirrhochrista fuscusa Chen, Song & Wu, 2006
- Cirrhochrista grabczewskyi E. Hering, 1903
- Cirrhochrista kosemponialis Strand, 1918
- Cirrhochrista nivea (Joannis, 1932)
- Cirrhochrista oxylalis Viette, 1961
- Cirrhochrista pulchellalis Lederer, 1863
- Cirrhochrista punctulata Hampson, 1896
- Cirrhochrista semibrunnea Hampson, 1896
- Cirrhochrista spinuella Chen, Song & Wu, 2006
- Cirrhochrista spissalis (Guenée, 1854)