Astrapometis

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Astrapometis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Subfamily: Epipaschiinae
Genus: Astrapometis
Meyrick, 1884 [1]
Species:A. saburalis
Binomial name
Astrapometis saburalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis saburalisWalker, 1859

Astrapometis is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It contains the species Astrapometis saburalis described by Francis Walker in 1859. [1] It is found in Australia. [2]

Pyralidae Family of moths

The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe & Solis, in Kristensen (1999) retains the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea.

Edward Meyrick FRS was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on Microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern Microlepidoptera systematics.

Francis Walker (entomologist) British entomologist

Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.

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References

  1. 1 2 "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  2. "Astrapometis Meyrick, 1884" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved May 25, 2017.