Classeya
Encyclopedia
Classeya 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
- Classeya aphrodite Bleszynski, 1964
- Classeya argyrodonta (Hampson, 1910)
- Classeya bicuspidalis (Hampson, 1919)
- Classeya bleszynskii Bassi, 1999
- Classeya luteomarginata Bassi, 1999
- Classeya medea Bleszynski, 1964
- Classeya niveifascialis (Hampson, 1896)
- Classeya placydioni Bleszynski, 1960
- Classeya preissneri Bleszynski, 1964
- Classeya quadricuspis (Hampson, 1919)
- Classeya symetrica Bassi, 1999
- Classeya trichelites (Meyrick, 1936)