Herculia (moth)
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Herculia is a genus
of moths
belonging to the family
Pyralidae
.
Species
include:
Some other species previously placed here are now in Dolichomia and Ocrasa
. O. fulvocilialis
is sometimes still placed in the present genus.
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 moths
Moths
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belonging to the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Pyralidae
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
.
Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
include:
- Herculia incarnatalis (Zeller, 1847)
- Herculia rubidalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Herculia tabidalis (Warren, 1891)
- Herculia nigrivitta (Walker, 1863)
Some other species previously placed here are now in Dolichomia and Ocrasa
Ocrasa
Ocrasa is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Many species nowadays placed here were formerly included in Herculia.In addition, the proposed genus Orthopygia, which some authors consider a separate lineage is here merged with Ocrasa.-Selected species:* Ocrasa acerasta* Ocrasa...
. O. fulvocilialis
Ocrasa fulvocilialis
Ocrasa fulvocilialis is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found in Southern Europe, as far north as Hungary. It formerly was placed in the genus Herculia.The moth flies from May to September depending on the location....
is sometimes still placed in the present genus.