Pleuroptya
Encyclopedia
Pleuroptya 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
- Pleuroptya accipitralis (Walker, 1866)
- Pleuroptya aegrotalis (Zeller, 1852)
- Pleuroptya balteataPleuroptya balteataPleuroptya balteata is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found across southern Europe, Africa and Asia, including Japan, Korea, Réunion, Madagascar, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine, as well as New South Wales and Queensland. There is also an old record from Hawaii.The wingspan is 25-32 mm...
(Fabricius, 1798) - Pleuroptya characteristica (Warren, 1896)
- Pleuroptya chlorophanta (Butler, 1878)
- Pleuroptya costalis (Moore, 1888)
- Pleuroptya crocealis (Duponchel, 1834)
- Pleuroptya deficiens (Moore, 1887)
- Pleuroptya emmetris (Turner, 1915)
- Pleuroptya expictalis (Christoph, 1881)
- Pleuroptya fraterna (Moore, 1885)
- Pleuroptya haryoalis (Strand, 1918)
- Pleuroptya hemipolialis (Hampson, 1918)
- Pleuroptya holophaealis (Hampson, 1912)
- Pleuroptya inferior (Hampson, 1899)
- Pleuroptya iopasalis (Walker, 1859)
- Pleuroptya mundalis (South in Leech & South, 1901)
- Pleuroptya paleacalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Pleuroptya plagiatalis (Walker, 1859)
- Pleuroptya punctimarginalis (Hampson, 1896)
- Pleuroptya quadrimaculalis (Kollar & Redtenbacher, 1844)
- Pleuroptya ruralisPleuroptya ruralisThe Mother of Pearl is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe. The species is notable for its rolling locomotion....
(Scopoli, 1763) - Mother of PearlPleuroptya ruralisThe Mother of Pearl is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Europe. The species is notable for its rolling locomotion.... - Pleuroptya sabinusalis (Walker, 1859)
- Pleuroptya scinisalis (Walker, 1859)
- Pleuroptya silicalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Pleuroptya suisharyella (Strand, 1918)
- Pleuroptya symphonodes (Turner, 1913)
- Pleuroptya tchadalis Leraut, 2005
- Pleuroptya tenuis (Warren, 1896)
- Pleuroptya ultimalis (Walker, 1859)
- Pleuroptya verecunda (Warren, 1896)