Metallarcha
Encyclopedia
Metallarcha 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
- Metallarcha achoeusalis (Walker, 1859)
- Metallarcha aureodiscalis (Hampson, 1918)
- Metallarcha beatalis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Metallarcha calliaspis Meyrick, 1884
- Metallarcha chrysitis Turner, 1941
- Metallarcha crocanthes Lower, 1896
- Metallarcha diplochrysa Meyrick, 1884
- Metallarcha epichrysa Meyrick, 1884
- Metallarcha erromena (Turner, 1908)
- Metallarcha eurychrysa Meyrick, 1884
- Metallarcha leucodetis (Lower, 1899)
- Metallarcha phaenolis Turner, 1913
- Metallarcha pseliota Meyrick, 1887
- Metallarcha tetraplaca Meyrick, 1887
- Metallarcha thiophara Turner, 1917
- Metallarcha zygosema Lower, 1897