Diptychophora
Encyclopedia
Diptychophora 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
- Diptychophora calliptera Tams, 1935
- Diptychophora desmoteria (Meyrick, 1931)
- Diptychophora diasticta Gaskin, 1986
- Diptychophora harlequinalis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
- Diptychophora huixtla B. Landry, 1990
- Diptychophora incisalis (Dyar, 1925)
- Diptychophora kuhlweinii Zeller, 1866
- Diptychophora kuphitincta T. P. Lucas, 1898
- Diptychophora lojanalis (Dognin, 1905)
- Diptychophora minimalis Hampson, 1919
- Diptychophora mitis Meyrick, 1931
- Diptychophora muscella Fryer, 1912
- Diptychophora powelli B. Landry, 1990
- Diptychophora strigatalis Hampson, 1900
- Diptychophora subazanalis Bleszynski, 1967