Micraglossa
Encyclopedia
Micraglossa 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
- Micraglossa aureata Inoue, 1982
- Micraglossa beia Li, Li & Nuss, 2010
- Micraglossa citrochroa (Turner, 1908)
- Micraglossa convatalalis Klunder van Gijen, 1913
- Micraglossa cupritincta Hampson, 1917
- Micraglossa flavidalis Hampson, 1907
- Micraglossa manoi Sasaki, 1998
- Micraglossa michaelshafferi Li, Li & Nuss, 2010
- Micraglossa nana Li, Li & Nuss, 2010
- Micraglossa oenealis Hampson, 1897
- Micraglossa scoparialis Warren, 1891
- Micraglossa straminealis (Hampson, 1903)
- Micraglossa tagalica Nuss, 1998
- Micraglossa tricitra (Meyrick, 1930)
- Micraglossa zhongguoensis Li, Li & Nuss, 2010