Thliptoceras
Encyclopedia
Thliptoceras 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
- Thliptoceras althealis (Walker, 1859)
- Thliptoceras amamiale Munroe & Mutuura, 1968
- Thliptoceras anthropophilum Bänziger, 1987
- Thliptoceras artatalis (Caradja, 1925)
- Thliptoceras buettikeri Munroe, 1967
- Thliptoceras calvatalis Swinhoe, 1890
- Thliptoceras caradjai Munroe & Mutuura, 1968
- Thliptoceras cascalis (Swinhoe, 1890)
- Thliptoceras decoloralis (Warren, 1896)
- Thliptoceras epicrocalis Swinhoe, 1890
- Thliptoceras fenestratum Aurivillius, 1910
- Thliptoceras fimbriata (Swinhoe, 1900)
- Thliptoceras formosanum Munroe & Mutuura, 1968
- Thliptoceras fulvimargo (Warren, 1895)
- Thliptoceras fuscociliale (Snellen, 1895)
- Thliptoceras gladialis (Leech, 1889)
- Thliptoceras lacriphagum Bänziger, 1987
- Thliptoceras neotropicalis Schaus, 1912
- Thliptoceras shafferi Bänziger, 1987
- Thliptoceras sinensis (Caradja, 1925)
- Thliptoceras stygiale Hampson, 1896
- Thliptoceras umoremsugente Bänziger, 1987