Argyractis
Encyclopedia
Argyractis 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
- Argyractis argentilinealis Hampson, 1897
- Argyractis berthalis (Schaus, 1906)
- Argyractis cancellalis (Dyar, 1917)
- Argyractis dodalis Schaus, 1924
- Argyractis drumalis (Dyar, 1906)
- Argyractis elphegalis (Schaus, 1924)
- Argyractis flavalis (Warren, 1889)
- Argyractis iasusalis (Walker, 1859)
- Argyractis leucostola Hampson, 1917
- Argyractis leucostrialis Hampson, 1906
- Argyractis lophosomalis Hampson, 1906
- Argyractis nandinalis Hampson, 1906
- Argyractis nigerialis Hampson, 1906
- Argyractis nymphulalis Hampson, 1906
- Argyractis obliquifascia (Hampson, 1917)
- Argyractis parthenodalis Hampson, 1906
- Argyractis pentopalis Hampson, 1906
- Argyractis subornata (Hampson, 1897)
- Argyractis tapajosalis Schaus, 1924