Nosophora
Encyclopedia
Nosophora 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
- Nosophora albiguttalis Swinhoe, 1890
- Nosophora bisexualis Hampson, 1912
- Nosophora dispilalis Hampson, 1896
- Nosophora fulvalis Hampson, 1898
- Nosophora hypsalis Walker, [1866]
- Nosophora incomitata (Swinhoe, 1894)
- Nosophora insignis (Butler, 1881)
- Nosophora maculalis (Leech, 1889)
- Nosophora nubilis C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
- Nosophora semitritalis (Lederer, 1863)
- Nosophora taihokualis Strand, 1918