Lipocosma
Encyclopedia
Lipocosma 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
- Lipocosma albibasalis
- Lipocosma albibasalis (Hampson, 1906)
- Lipocosma albinibasalis
- Lipocosma antonialis
- Lipocosma ausonialis (Druce, 1899)
- Lipocosma calla (Kaye, 1901)
- Lipocosma chiralis Schaus, 1920
- Lipocosma coroicalis
- Lipocosma diabata
- Lipocosma forsteri
- Lipocosma furvalis (Hampson, 1912)
- Lipocosma grimbaldalis
- Lipocosma hebescalis
- Lipocosma intermedialis
- Lipocosma isola
- Lipocosma nigripictalis
- Lipocosma nigrisquamalis Hampson, 1912
- Lipocosma parcipunctalis
- Lipocosma plagalis Schaus, 1912
- Lipocosma polingi
- Lipocosma sabulalis
- Lipocosma saralis
- Lipocosma septa Munroe, 1972
- Lipocosma sicalis Walker, 1859
- Lipocosma teutonialis