| Alphacrambus prodontellus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Alphacrambus |
| Species: | A. prodontellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Alphacrambus prodontellus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Alphacrambus prodontellus is a moth of the family Crambidae in the genus Alphacrambus . It was described by George Hampson in 1919 and is known from South Africa [1] and Kenya. [2]
Crambinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,800 species worldwide. The larvae are root feeders or stem borers, mostly on grasses. A few species are pests of sod grasses, maize, sugar cane, rice, and other Poaceae. The monophyly of this group is supported by the structure of the tympanal organs and the phallus attached medially to the juxta.
Cirrhochrista is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Julius Lederer in 1863.
Alphacrambus is a grass moth genus of subfamily Crambinae, tribe Crambini. Some authors have placed it in the snout moth family (Pyralidae), where all grass moths were once also included, but this seems to be in error.
Alphacrambus razowskii is a moth of the family Crambidae in the genus Alphacrambus. It was described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1961 and is known from South Africa.
Salagena is a genus of moths in the family Cossidae described by Francis Walker in 1865.
Charltona albimixtalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria and the Gambia.
Prionapteryx albimaculalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Pseudocatharylla peralbellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria.
Sebrus perdentellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Malawi.
Chilo argyropasta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Malawi, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Chilo costifusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Malawi, Niger and Nigeria.
Chilo mesoplagalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Uganda.
Chilo psammathis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria.
Bissetia leucomeralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Sierra Leone.
Bissetia poliella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda.
Coniesta ignefusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Nigeria.
Calamoschoena stictalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Sufetula sufetuloides is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Nigeria and Sierra Leone.
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