Piletocera xanthosoma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Piletocera |
Species: | P. xanthosoma |
Binomial name | |
Piletocera xanthosoma (Meyrick, 1886) | |
Synonyms | |
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Piletocera xanthosoma is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on Fiji, Tonga and Samoa.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Zingiber officinale (ginger) produce. [1]
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Amata is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807.
Bradina is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Dracaenura is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 18863.
Eoophyla is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It was erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1900.
Piletocera is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was first described by Julius Lederer in 1863.
Acentropinae is a fairly small subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. Species of this subfamily are exclusively found in wetlands and aquatic habitats.
Musotiminae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884
Schoenobiinae is a subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae. The subfamily was described by Philogène Auguste Joseph Duponchel in 1846.
Piletocera chlorura is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Piletocera erebina is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1886. It is found on Fiji.
Piletocera leucodelta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1937. It is found on the Solomon Islands, where it has been recorded from New Georgia.
Piletocera melanauges is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on Tonga and Fiji.
Piletocera ochrosema is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on Vanuatu and Fiji.
Piletocera ulophanes is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found in Fiji.
Piletocera argopis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on Fiji.
Piletocera chloronota is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1889. It is found on New Guinea.
Piletocera cyclospila is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on Samoa and Fiji.
Piletocera microcentra is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1886. It is found on Fiji.