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| Prasinoxena metaleuca | |
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| Genus: | Prasinoxena Meyrick, 1894 |
Prasinoxena is a genus of moths in the family Pyralidae. The genus was created by Edward Meyrick in 1894. [1]
Species in the genus are found across India and the Indonesian archipelago. [2]
The genus Prasinoxena contains six species: [3]
Gelechioidea is the superfamily of moths that contains the case-bearers, twirler moths, and relatives, also simply called curved-horn moths or gelechioid moths. It is a large and poorly understood '"micromoth" superfamily, constituting one of the basal lineages of the Ditrysia.
Pyraustinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,400 species; most of them tropical but some found in temperate regions including both North America and Europe.
Agrotis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. A number of the species of this genus are extinct.
Spilomelinae is a very species-rich subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. With 4,132 described species in 340 genera worldwide, it is the most speciose group among pyraloids.
Omiodes is a moth genus in the family Crambidae. Several species are endemic to Hawaii.
Agrotera is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It is the type genus of the tribe Agroterini and currently comprises 28 species distributed in the Afrotropical, Palearctic, Indomalayan and Australasian realm.
Diplopseustis is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Lathrotelinae of the family Crambidae. It was described in 1884 be Edward Meyrick with Cymoriza minimaButler, 1881 as its type species, which is now considered a synonym of Diplopseustis perieresalis.
Eoophyla is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It was erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1900.
Eristena is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Metasia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Udea is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1845. The currently known 214 species are present on all continents except Antarctica. About 41 species are native to Hawaii.
Nymphicula is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Palpita is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Members of the moth genus Stemorrhages may be very similar in appearance.
Paracymoriza is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Piletocera is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was first described by Julius Lederer in 1863.
Placosaris is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Pyraustinae of the family Crambidae. It is placed in the tribe Pyraustini.
Corgatha is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae erected by Francis Walker in 1859.
Prasinoxena hemisema is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1894. It was found on Sumbawa in Indonesia.
Prasinoxena monospila is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae first described by Edward Meyrick in 1894. It is found in Borneo.
Heosphora is a genus of moths in the family Pyralidae. The genus was first described by Edward Meyrick in 1882. The type species is Anerastia psamathella Meyrick, 1879, designated as such by George Hampson in 1901. All Heosphora species are found in Australia.