Polythlipta
Encyclopedia
Polythlipta 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
- Polythlipta annulifera (Walker, 1866)
- Polythlipta camptozona Hampson, 1910
- Polythlipta cerealis Lederer, 1863
- Polythlipta conjunctalis Caradja, 1925
- Polythlipta distinguenda Grünberg, 1910
- Polythlipta distorta Moore, 1888
- Polythlipta divaricata Moore, 1885
- Polythlipta euroalis (Swinhoe, 1889)
- Polythlipta guttiferalis Hampson, 1909
- Polythlipta liquidalis Leech, 1889
- Polythlipta macralis Lederer, 1863
- Polythlipta maculalis South in Leech & South, 1901
- Polythlipta nodiferalis Walker, 1866
- Polythlipta ossealis Lederer, 1863
- Polythlipta peragrata Moore, 1888
- Polythlipta rivulalis Snellen, 1890
- Polythlipta vagalis Walker, 1866