Crocidophora
Encyclopedia
Crocidophora is a genus
of moth
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...
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
- Crocidophora amoenalis Snellen, 1890
- Crocidophora bicoloralis Swinhoe, 1906
- Crocidophora caffralis Hampson, 1910
- Crocidophora carapina Strand, 1918
- Crocidophora coloratalis Tams in Caradja, 1927
- Crocidophora craspedalis Hampson, 1913
- Crocidophora cuprotinctalis Caradja, 1932
- Crocidophora discolorata Swinhoe, 1894
- Crocidophora fasciata (Moore, 1888)
- Crocidophora flavicilialis Snellen, 1890
- Crocidophora flavofasciata (Moore, 1888)
- Crocidophora habisalis (Walker, 1859)
- Crocidophora kosemponialis Strand, 1918
- Crocidophora lutusalis Snellen, 1890
- Crocidophora nectariphila Strand, 1918
- Crocidophora obscuralis South in Leech & South, 1901
- Crocidophora pustuliferalis Lederer, 1863
- Crocidophora sepialis Caradja, 1927
- Crocidophora serratissimalis Zeller, 1872
- Crocidophora sinisalis (Walker, 1859)
- Crocidophora tienmushana Caradja & Meyrick, 1935
- Crocidophora tuberculalis Lederer, 1863
- Crocidophora zonalis Caradja, 1925