Ocrasa
Encyclopedia
Ocrasa is a genus
of moths
belonging to the family
Pyralidae
. Many species nowadays placed here were formerly included in Herculia
.
In addition, the proposed genus Orthopygia, which some authors consider a separate (and sometimes monotypic
) lineage is here merged with Ocrasa.
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 moths
Moths
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belonging to the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by 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...
. Many species nowadays placed here were formerly included in Herculia
Herculia (moth)
Herculia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae.Species include:* Herculia incarnatalis * Herculia rubidalis * Herculia tabidalis...
.
In addition, the proposed genus Orthopygia, which some authors consider a separate (and sometimes monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
) lineage is here merged with Ocrasa.
Selected species
- Ocrasa acerastaOcrasa acerastaOcrasa acerasta is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found in Australia....
- Ocrasa albidalis Walker, [1866]
- Ocrasa chytriodes (Turner, 1911)
- Ocrasa decoloralis (Lederer, 1863)
- Ocrasa fulvocilialisOcrasa fulvocilialisOcrasa fulvocilialis is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found in Southern Europe, as far north as Hungary. It formerly was placed in the genus Herculia.The moth flies from May to September depending on the location....
– sometimes still in Herculia - Ocrasa glaucinalisOcrasa glaucinalisOcrasa glaucinalis is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is sometimes placed in the genus Orthopygia either alone or with a few other species. Being the type species of Orthopygia, as soon as O. glaucinalis is placed in Ocrasa "Orthopygia" is abolished.It is native to the European continent. The...
– sometimes in Orthopygia - Ocrasa nannodes – sometimes in Orthopygia
- Ocrasa nostralis (Guenée, 1854)
- Ocrasa placens – sometimes in Orthopygia
- Ocrasa repetita (Butler, 1887)
- Ocrasa tripartialis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1871)