Usingeriessa
Encyclopedia
Usingeriessa 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
- Usingeriessa brunneosuffusa (Hampson, 1917)
- Usingeriessa brunnildalis Dyar, 1906
- Usingeriessa decoralis (Dognin, 1905)
- Usingeriessa hemilitha (Meyrick, 1936)
- Usingeriessa nigrifusalis (Dognin, 1911)
- Usingeriessa onyxalisUsingeriessa onyxalisUsingeriessa onyxalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is native to southern Texas, Mexico and Central America. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.The larvae are thought to be aquatic.-External links:*...
(Hampson, 1897) - Usingeriessa psalmoidalis (Schaus, 1924)
- Usingeriessa sinitalis (Schaus, 1906)
- Usingeriessa symphonalis (Dyar, 1914)
- Usingeriessa tamanalis (Schaus, 1924)
- Usingeriessa trespasalis (Dyar, 1926)