Dichocrocis clystalis

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Dichocrocis clystalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Clade: Euarthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Dichocrocis
Species:D. clystalis
Binomial name
Dichocrocis clystalis
Schaus, 1920

Dichocrocis clystalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1920. It is found in Guatemala [1] and Honduras.

Moth Group of mostly-nocturnal insects in the order Lepidoptera

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

Crambidae Family of insects

The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes.

William Schaus was an American entomologist who became known for his major contribution to the knowledge and description of new species of the Neotropical Lepidoptera.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.