Leucinodes
Encyclopedia
Leucinodes 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
- Leucinodes apicalis Hampson, 1896
- Leucinodes diaphana (Hampson, 1891)
- Leucinodes hemichionalis (Mabille, 1900)
- Leucinodes labefactalis Swinhoe, 1904
- Leucinodes melanopalis Guenée, 1854
- Leucinodes orbonalisLeucinodes orbonalisThe Eggplant Fruit and Shoot Borer or Brinjal Fruit and Shoot Borer is a moth species in the genus Leucinodes. It is found throughout the tropics in Asia and Africa and is a minor pest in the Americas....
Guenée, 1854 - Leucinodes sigulalis Guenée, 1854
- Leucinodes translucidalis Gaede, 1917
- Leucinodes vagans (Tutt, 1890)