Faeculoides
Encyclopedia
Faeculoides is a genus
of moth
s of the Micronoctuidae
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 Micronoctuidae
Micronoctuidae
The Micronoctuidae are a family of moths that includes about 400 described species. The family was first described in 2005.Micronoctua karsholti is the smallest of all species in the Noctuoidea superfamily.-Taxonomic History:...
family.
Species
- Faeculoides bifusaFaeculoides bifusaFaeculoides bifusa is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from the mountains of central Sri Lanka.Adults have been found from March to July, suggesting several generations per year....
Fibiger, 2008 - Faeculoides plumbifusaFaeculoides plumbifusaFaeculoides plumbifusa is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from the mountains of central Sri Lanka.Adults have been found in September....
(Hampson, 1907) - Faeculoides leucopisFaeculoides leucopisFaeculoides leucopis is a moth of the Micronoctuidae family. It is known from the mountains of southern India and Sri Lanka.Adults have been found from May to June and from October to December....
(Hampson, 1907)