Deuterophysa
Encyclopedia
Deuterophysa 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
- Deuterophysa albilunalis (Hampson, 1913)
- Deuterophysa baracoalis (Schaus, 1924)
- Deuterophysa biconicalis (Hampson, 1918)
- Deuterophysa coniferails (Hampson, 1918)
- Deuterophysa costimaculalis Warren, 1889
- Deuterophysa fernaldi Munroe, 1983
- Deuterophysa flavidalis (Hampson, 1918)
- Deuterophysa grisealis Hampson, 1917
- Deuterophysa luniferalis (Hampson, 1913)
- Deuterophysa micralis
- Deuterophysa obregonalis
- Deuterophysa pallidifimbria (Dognin, 1909)
- Deuterophysa purpurealis (Hampson, 1913)
- Deuterophysa sanguiflualis (Hampson, 1913)
- Deuterophysa subrosea (Warren, 1892)