Melitara | |
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Melitara dentata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Tribe: | Phycitini |
Genus: | Melitara Walker, 1863 |
Synonyms | |
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Melitara is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. Some sources list it as a synonym of Zophodia , [1] while others retain it as a valid genus. [2]
Cisthene is a genus of lichen moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1854.
Euchaetes is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. It was described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841.
Argyria is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.
Bocchoris is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Moore in 1885.
Petrophila is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Lansdown Guilding in 1830.
Cobubatha is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.
Aglossa is a genus of small moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. It was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1796. They are found mainly in western Eurasia, though some species have been introduced elsewhere.
Nycteola is a genus of moths of the family Nolidae.
The Chrysauginae are a subfamily of snout moths. They are primarily Neotropical and include about 400 described species.
The Epipaschiinae are a subfamily of snout moths. Almost 600 species are known today, which are found mainly in the tropics and subtropics. Some occur in temperate regions, but the subfamily is apparently completely absent from Europe, at least as native species. A few Epipaschiinae are crop pests that may occasionally become economically significant.
Pococera is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Epipaschiinae, found mainly in North and Central America. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848.
Bonchis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1862, and is known from Trinidad and Brazil.
Caphys is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863, who designated the type species as Caphys bilinea, a junior synonym for Caphys bilineata.
Zophodia is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Ozamia is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Phycitinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1901. Some sources list it as a synonym of Zophodia, while others retain it as a valid genus.
Melitara apicigrammella is a species of snout moth in the genus Melitara. It was described by André Blanchard and Edward C. Knudson in 1985 and is found in the US state of Texas.
Melitara subumbrella is a species of snout moth in the genus Melitara. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1925. It is widespread in western North America, from southern Alberta and Saskatchewan to southern Arizona, central Texas, southern New Mexico and south-eastern California.
Idnea is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1858.
Murgisca is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.
Salobrena is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1863.
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