| Epicrocis | |
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| Epicrocis pulchra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Tribe: | Phycitini |
| Genus: | Epicrocis Zeller, 1848 [1] [2] |
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Epicrocis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848.
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.
Aphomia is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Some breed in the nests of Anthophila, where their caterpillars are parasitic feeders of wax, honey and pollen.
Hypsopygia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Though fairly small, they are large among their relatives. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Homoeosoma is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae.
Ancylosis is a genus of snout moth. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839, and is known from South Africa, Uzbekistan, Spain, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Algeria, Tunisia, Russia, Israel, Palestine, Tinos, Australia, Seychelles, Afghanistan, the United States, Iraq, Namibia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Mauritius, Mozambique, Sarepta, Argentina, Sri Lanka, and Aden.
Euzophera is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1867.
Emmalocera is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1888.
Faveria is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.
Laodamia is a genus of snout moths. It is sometimes listed as a subgenus of Oncocera.
Ortholepis is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887.
Oncocera is a genus of snout moths. It was described by James Francis Stephens in 1829.
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