Rhimphalea
Encyclopedia
Rhimphalea 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
- Rhimphalea anoxantha Hampson, 1912
- Rhimphalea astrigalis Hampson, 1899
- Rhimphalea heranialis (Walker, 1859)
- Rhimphalea lindusalis (Walker, 1859)
- Rhimphalea ochalis (Walker, 1859)
- Rhimphalea ocularis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Rhimphalea papualis C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875
- Rhimphalea sceletalis Lederer, 1863
- Rhimphalea trogusalis (Walker, 1859)