Epicrocis poliochyta

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Epicrocis poliochyta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Epicrocis [1]
Species:E. poliochyta
Binomial name
Epicrocis poliochyta
Turner, 1924

Epicrocis poliochyta is a species of snout moth in the genus Epicrocis . It was described by Turner in 1924, and is known from Australia.

Pyralidae Family of moths

The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe & Solis, in Kristensen (1999) retains the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea.

Epicrocis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848.

Alfred Jefferis Turner pediatrician, entomologist

Alfred Jefferis Turner was a pediatrician and noted amateur entomologist. He was the son of missionary Frederick Storrs-Turner. He introduced the use of diphtheria antitoxin to Australia in 1895. He was known by the nickname "Gentle Annie".

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.