Diasemia
Encyclopedia
Diasemia is a genus
of moth
s in the family
Crambidae
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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 in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by 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...
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Species
- Diasemia accalis (Walker, 1859)
- Diasemia completalis Walker, 1866
- Diasemia disjectalis (Zeller, 1852)
- Diasemia grammalisDiasemia grammalisDiasemia grammalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in New Zealand.Adults are orchard or packhouse contaminants.The larvae feed on native grasses and herbaceous plants...
Doubleday in White and Doubleday, 1843 - Diasemia impulsalis (Walker, 1859)
- Diasemia lunalis Gaede, 1916
- Diasemia monostigma Hampson, 1913
- Diasemia reticularisDiasemia reticularisDiasemia reticularis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is typically found in the tropics, but may range into Europe as far north as the North Sea region because of its migratory nature.The wingspan is 18–22 mm...
(Linnaeus, 1761) - Diasemia trigonialis Hampson, 1913
Synonyms
Junior synonyms of Diasemia are:- Diasema (lapsusLapsusA lapsus is an involuntary mistake made while writing or speaking. According to Freud's early psychoanalytic theory, a lapsus represents a missed deed that hides an unconscious desire....
) - Goniogramma Mann, 1854
- Prodelia Doubleday, [1849]