Terastia
Encyclopedia
Terastia 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
- Terastia egialealis (Walker, 1859)
- Terastia margaritis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Terastia meticulosalisTerastia meticulosalisThe Erythrina Twigborer or Erythrina Borer is a moth of the Crambidae family. It has a wide distribution. In North America, it has been recorded from south-eastern Arizona, southern Texas, Louisiana and Florida. It is also present in Jamaica.The wingspan is about 39 mm.The larvae feed on Erythrina...
Guenée, 1854 - Terastia proceralis Lederer, 1863
- Terastia subjectalisTerastia subjectalisTerastia subjectalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It occurs across the Indian and south Pacific Oceans, including Fiji, Hawaii, Réunion, Okinawa, Samoa, the Society Islands, Sri Lanka and Australia .Adults have wavy wings, with a pattern of light and dark brown on each forewing...
Lederer, 1863