Nacoleia (moth)
Encyclopedia
Nacoleia 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
- Nacoleia acyperalis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia alincia Turner, 1908
- Nacoleia amphicedalis (Walker, 1859)
- Nacoleia asaphialis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia attenualis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia chromalis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia disemalis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia dizona Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia euryphaealis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia eximialis (Warren, 1896)
- Nacoleia glageropa Turner, 1908
- Nacoleia insolitalis Walker, 1862
- Nacoleia leucographalis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia lophotalis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia megaspilalis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia melaprocta Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia mesochlora (Meyrick, 1884)
- Nacoleia moninalis (Walker, 1859)
- Nacoleia obliqualis Hampson, 1898
- Nacoleia octasema (Meyrick, 1886)
- Nacoleia oncophragma Turner, 1908
- Nacoleia parapsephis (Meyrick, 1887)
- Nacoleia perstygialis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia pervulgalis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia phaeopasta Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia rectistrialis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia rhoeoalisNacoleia rhoeoalisNacoleia rhoeoalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.The wingspan is about 10 mm. The larvae feed on the dead leaves of Eucalyptus species....
(Walker, 1859) - Nacoleia selenalis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia sorosi Kirpichnikova, 1999
- Nacoleia subalbalis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia syngenica Turner, 1913
- Nacoleia trichogyialis Hampson, 1912
- Nacoleia xanthota Hampson, 1912