Sufetula (moth)
Encyclopedia
Sufetula 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
- Sufetula alychnopa (Turner, 1908)
- Sufetula bilinealis Hampson, 1912
- Sufetula brunnealis Hampson, 1917
- Sufetula chagosalisSufetula chagosalisSufetula chagosalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is endemic to the Chagos Archipelago.-External links:*...
(Fletcher, 1910) - Sufetula choreutalis (Snellen, 1879)
- Sufetula cyanolepis Hampson, 1912
- Sufetula diminutalis (Walker, 1866)
- Sufetula dulcinalis (Snellen, 1899)
- Sufetula grumalis Schaus, 1920
- Sufetula hemiophthalma (Meyrick, 1884)
- Sufetula hypocharopa Dyar, 1914
- Sufetula hypochiralis Dyar, 1914
- Sufetula macropalpia Hampson, 1899
- Sufetula melanophthalma E. Hering, 1901
- Sufetula minimalisSufetula minimalisSufetula minimalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found on the Chagos Archipelago and the Seychelles.The larvae have been recorded on coconut.-External links:*...
Fletcher, 1910 - Sufetula minuscula
- Sufetula nigrescens Hampson, 1912
- Sufetula nitidalis Hampson, 1908
- Sufetula obliquistrialis Hampson, 1912
- Sufetula polystrialis Hampson, 1912
- Sufetula pygmaea Hampson, 1912
- Sufetula rectifascialis Hampson, 1896
- Sufetula sacchari (Seín, 1930)
- Sufetula sufetulodes (Hampson, 1917)
- Sufetula sunidesalis Walker, 1859
- Sufetula sythoffi (Snellen, 1899)
- Sufetula trichophysetis Hampson, 1912