Diastictis
Encyclopedia
Diastictis 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
- Diastictis albovittalis Munroe, 1956
- Diastictis argyralis Hübner, 1818
- Diastictis caecalis (Warren, 1892)
- Diastictis fracturalis (Zeller, 1872)
- Diastictis holguinalis Munroe, 1956
- Diastictis incisalis Snellen, 1880
- Diastictis pseudargyralis Munroe, 1956
- Diastictis robustior Munroe, 1956
- Diastictis sperryorum Munroe, 1956
- Diastictis ventralisDiastictis ventralisThe White-spotted Brown Moth is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in eastern North America.The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults have been recorded feeding on flower nectar of Centaurea jacea.-Subspecies:...
(Grote & Robinson, 1867) - Diastictis viridescens Munroe, 1956