| Idnea altana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Clade: | Euarthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Idnea |
| Species: | I. altana |
| Binomial name | |
| Idnea altana (Walker, 1863) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Idnea altana is a species of snout moth in the genus Idnea . It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Brazil. [1] [2]
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.
Idnea is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1858.
Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.
