Gargela
Encyclopedia
Gargela 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
- Gargela albidusa Song, Chen & Wu, 2009
- Gargela arcualis Hampson, 1906
- Gargela bilineata Song, Chen & Wu, 2009
- Gargela cuprealis Hampson, 1906
- Gargela distigma Song, Chen & Wu, 2009
- Gargela furca Song, Chen & Wu, 2009
- Gargela fuscusa Song, Chen & Wu, 2009
- Gargela hainana Song, Chen & Wu, 2009
- Gargela hastatela Song, Chen & Wu, 2009
- Gargela minuta Song, Chen & Wu, 2009
- Gargela niphostola Hampson, 1917
- Gargela obliquivitta Hampson, 1917
- Gargela quadrispinula Song, Chen & Wu, 2009
- Gargela renatusalis (Walker, 1859)
- Gargela xanthocasis (Meyrick, 1897)
- Gargela xizangensis Song, Chen & Wu, 2009