Piletocera

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Piletocera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Piletocera
Lederer, 1863
Synonyms
List
  • AlutefaSwinhoe, 1900
  • DanagaMoore, 1885
  • DiplotylaMeyrick, 1886
  • EllogimaTurner, 1913
  • ErebangelaMeyrick, 1886
  • GraphicopodaButler, 1886
  • HormatholepisButler, 1886
  • PtilaeolaMeyrick, 1886
  • RineceraButler, 1884
  • SematosophaMeyrick, 1937
  • StrepsimelaMeyrick, 1886

Piletocera is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was first described by Julius Lederer in 1863. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Pitkin, Brian; Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Piletocera Lederer, 1863". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 7, 2018.