| Aurotalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Ancylolomiini |
| Genus: | Aurotalis Bleszynski, 1970 [1] |
| Aurotalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Ancylolomiini |
| Genus: | Aurotalis Bleszynski, 1970 [1] |
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera.
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, as well as genetic analyses.
The genus Crambus includes around 155 species of moths in the family Crambidae, distributed globally. The adult stages are called crambid snout moths, while the larvae of Crambus and the related genus Herpetogramma are the sod webworms, which can damage grasses.
Ancylolomia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Caffrocrambus is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Calamotropha is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Catoptria is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Classeya is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Mesolia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1889.
Pseudocatharylla is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Prionapteryx is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Surattha is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was synonymized with Prionapteryx by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1967. Its status was later revised by Graziano Bassi and Wolfram Mey in 2011.
Sebrus is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Chrysocatharylla is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
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.
Aurotalis nigrisquamalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Aurotalis similis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Graziano Bassi in 1999. It is found in Lesotho, South Africa and Namibia.
Charltona argyrastis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Kenya.