Mosquitoes are approximately 3,600 species of small flies comprising the family Culicidae. The word "mosquito" is Spanish for "little fly". Mosquitoes have a slender segmented body, one pair of wings, one pair of halteres, three pairs of long hair-like legs, and elongated mouthparts.
A phalarope is any of three living species of slender-necked shorebirds in the genus Phalaropus of the bird family Scolopacidae.
A piranha or piraña is one of a number of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae, or the subfamily Serrasalminae within the tetra family, Characidae in order Characiformes. These fish inhabit South American rivers, floodplains, lakes and reservoirs. Although often described as extremely predatory and mainly feeding on fish, their dietary habits vary extensively, and they will also take plant material, leading to their classification as omnivorous.
Cryptoblabes gnidiella, the honeydew moth or Christmasberry moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is natively found around the Mediterranean Sea but occurs also in Africa, the Oriental & Australasian region and is an introduced species in South America and Middle America.
Cryptoblabes is a genus of small moths belonging to the snout moth family (Pyralidae). They are the type genus of the Cryptoblabini tribe of the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae. At least one representative of this genus nowadays occurs in many parts of the world, though this is the result of accidental introductions by humans; most species of Cryptoblabes are fairly restricted in range.
Cryptoblabes adoceta, the sorghum head moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Turner in 1904. It is found in the Northern Territory and Queensland in Australia.
Cryptoblabes albocostalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Thomas Pennington Lucas in 1892 and is known from Australia.
Cryptoblabes alphitias is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia. The holotype (female) was collected in Kuranda, Queensland.
Cryptoblabes euraphella is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1879, and is known from Australia.
Cryptoblabes ferrealis is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1902, and is known from Australia.
Cryptoblabes hemigypsa is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Turner in 1913, and is known from Australia.
Cryptoblabes plagioleuca, the mango-flower moth, blossom moth or mango-flower webber, is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Turner in 1904. It is found from Indonesia (Sumatra), New Hebrides, Australia and the Society Islands.
Cryptoblabes poliella is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1905, and is known from Australia.
Cryptoblabes myosticta is a species of snout moth in the genus Cryptoblabes. It was described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in India.
Cryptoblabes proleucella is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in India, the Malay Archipelago, Samoa and Taiwan.
Cryptoblabes trabeata is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found in Fiji and Samoa.
Elegia southi is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Reginald James West in 1932 and is found in Taiwan.
Cryptoblabes angustipennella, the earhead caterpillar, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was first described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1888. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. The caterpillar is a pest of Eleusine coracana.
Cryptoblabes ephestialis is a moth of the family Pyralidae first described by George Hampson in 1903. It is found in India and Sri Lanka. The caterpillar is a pest on Ricinus communis.
