Liopasia
Encyclopedia
Liopasia 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
- Liopasia andrealis Dognin, 1910
- Liopasia anolopha Munroe, 1963
- Liopasia apicenotata Hampson, 1918
- Liopasia dorsalis Hampson, 1899
- Liopasia leucoperalis Hampson, 1918
- Liopasia maculifimbria Dyar, 1914
- Liopasia meridionalis Schaus, 1920
- Liopasia ochracealis (Walker, 1866)
- Liopasia purpurealis Schaus, 1924
- Liopasia puseyalis Schaus, 1920
- Liopasia reliqualis Möschler, 1882
- Liopasia rufalis Hampson, 1913
- Liopasia simplicissimalis Dyar, 1914
- Liopasia surinamalis Schaus, 1920
- Liopasia teneralis (Lederer, 1863)