Pachynoa
Encyclopedia
Pachynoa 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
- Pachynoa circulalis Sauber in G. Semper, 1899
- Pachynoa fuscilalis Hampson, 1891
- Pachynoa grossalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Pachynoa hypsalis Hampson, 1896
- Pachynoa interrupta Whalley, 1962
- Pachynoa mineusalis (Walker, 1859)
- Pachynoa purpuralis Walker, 1866
- Pachynoa spilosomoides (Moore, 1886)
- Pachynoa thoosalis (Walker, 1859)
- Pachynoa umbrigera Meyrick, 1938
- Pachynoa xanthochyta Turner, 1933