Pagyda
Encyclopedia
Pagyda 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
- Pagyda amphisalis (Walker, 1859)
- Pagyda arbiter (Butler, 1879)
- Pagyda argyritis Hampson, 1899
- Pagyda botydalis (Snellen, [1880])
- Pagyda griseotincta Caradja, 1939
- Pagyda hargreavesi Tams, 1941
- Pagyda lustralis Snellen, 1890
- Pagyda nebulosa Wileman & South, 1917
- Pagyda ochrealis Wileman, 1911
- Pagyda orthocrates Meyrick, 1938
- Pagyda perlustralis Rebel, 1915
- Pagyda poeasalis (Walker, 1859
- Pagyda pullalis Swinhoe, 1903
- Pagyda quadrilineata Butler, 1881
- Pagyda rubricatalis Swinhoe, 1890
- Pagyda salvalis Walker, 1859
- Pagyda schaliphora Hampson, 1899
- Pagyda sounanalis Legrand, 1966