Goniorhynchus pasithea

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Goniorhynchus pasithea
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Goniorhynchus
Species:G. pasithea
Binomial name
Goniorhynchus pasithea
(Fawcett, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Lygropea pasitheaFawcett, 1916

Goniorhynchus pasithea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Farish Malcolm Fawcett in 1916. [1] It is found in eastern Africa. [2]

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.

James Farish Malcolm Fawcett was an English cavalry officer of the 5th Lancers. He was also an entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera.

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References

  1. ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Goniorhynchus pasithea (Fawcett, 1916)". Afromoths. Retrieved March 16, 2018.


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