Euclasta
Encyclopedia
Euclasta 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
- Euclasta amseli Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
- Euclasta bacescui Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1977
- Euclasta defamatalis (Walker, 1859)
- Euclasta filigeralis Lederer, 1863
- Euclasta gigantalis Viette, 1957
- Euclasta insularis Viette, 1958
- Euclasta maceratalis Lederer, 1863
- Euclasta mirabilis Amsel, 1949
- Euclasta montalbani Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1977
- Euclasta pauli Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
- Euclasta sidamona Rougeot, 1977
- Euclasta socotrensis Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1977
- Euclasta splendidalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
- Euclasta stoetzneri (Caradja, 1927)
- Euclasta varii Popescu-Gorj & Constantinescu, 1973
- Euclasta vitralis Maes, 1997
- Euclasta warreni Distant, 1892