Hemiscopis
Encyclopedia
Hemiscopis 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
- Hemiscopis expansa Warren, 1892
- Hemiscopis intermedialis Munroe, 1977
- Hemiscopis lophopedalis Joannis, 1927
- Hemiscopis sanguinea Bänziger, 1987
- Hemiscopis suffusalis (Walker, 1866)
- Hemiscopis violacea (T. P. Lucas, 1892)