Authaeretis

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Authaeretis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Authaeretis
Meyrick, 1886 [1]
Synonyms
  • AnthaeretisCarus, 1887

Authaeretis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.

Species

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Pyraustinae Subfamily of moths

Pyraustinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,400 species; most of them tropical but some found in temperate regions including both North America and Europe.

Authaeretis eridora is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on Fiji.

Authaeretis exaereta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Tams in 1935. It is found on Samoa.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.