Maliarpha (moth)
Encyclopedia
Maliarpha is a genus
of moth
s of the Pyralidae
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 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...
family.
Species
- Maliarpha brunnella Cook, 1997
- Maliarpha concinnella (Ragonot, 1888)
- Maliarpha fuscicostella Cook, 1997
- Maliarpha longisignumella Cook, 1997
- Maliarpha rosella Hampson, 1896
- Maliarpha separatellaMaliarpha separatellaThe African White Stemborer is a species of moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found in Cameroon, La Réunion, Madagascar and South Africa.The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults have a dull, yellow-brown body...
Ragonot, 1888 - Maliarpha validella Zerny in Rebel & Zerny, 1917