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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.
Pyraustinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes about 1,280 species Most of them tropical but some found in temperate regions including both North America and Europe.
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.
Calamotropha is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Chilo is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Some of these moths are called borers.
Donacoscaptes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Erupa is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Haimbachia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Patissa is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae erected by Frederic Moore in 1886.
Prionapteryx is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Schoenobiinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. The subfamily was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1846.
Calamoschoena ascriptalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1916. It is found in Kenya.
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.
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