Megastes
Encyclopedia
Megastes 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
- Megastes australis Munroe, 1963
- Megastes brunnealis Hampson, 1913
- Megastes brunnettalis (Dyar, 1912)
- Megastes erythrostolalis Hampson, 1918
- Megastes grandalis Guenée, 1854
- Megastes major Munroe, 1959
- Megastes meridionalis Hampson, 1913
- Megastes olivalis Schaus, 1924
- Megastes praxiteles Druce, 1895
- Megastes pusialis Snellen, 1875
- Megastes rhexialis (Walker, 1859)
- Megastes romula Dyar, 1916
- Megastes rosinalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Megastes septentrionis Hampson, 1913
- Megastes spilosoma (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Megastes zarbinalis Schaus, 1934