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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Thaumatopsis Morrison, 1874 [1] |
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| Thaumatopsis | |
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| Thaumatopsis pexellus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Thaumatopsis Morrison, 1874 [1] |
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Crambinae is a large subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It currently includes over 1,800 species worldwide. The larvae are root feeders or stem borers, mostly on grasses. A few species are pests of sod grasses, maize, sugar cane, rice, and other Poaceae. The monophyly of this group is supported by the structure of the tympanal organs and the phallus attached medially to the juxta.
The genus Crambus includes around 155 species of moths in the family Crambidae, distributed globally. The adult stages are called crambid snout moths, while the larvae of Crambus and the related genus Herpetogramma are the sod webworms, which can damage grasses.
Donacaula is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Edward Meyrick in 1890.
Evergestis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. A number of species are pests, including the cross-striped cabbageworm, a pest of cole crops such as cabbage.
Fissicrambus is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Leptosteges is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Xubida is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Loxostege is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Pyrausta is a speciose genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802.
Prionapteryx is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae.
Sympistis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.
Archips is a genus of tortrix moths the tribe Archipini. Species include the oak leaf roller, which eats the leaves of oak trees.
Ancylis is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.
Epiblema is a very large genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae. Most species occur in the Holarctic; a few in South Asia and Africa.
Phaneta is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Olethreutinae of the family Tortricidae.
Acleris is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
Sparganothis is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
The Chrysauginae are a subfamily of snout moths. They are primarily Neotropical and include about 400 described species.
Thaumatopsis pexellus, the woolly grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863. It is found in most of North America. The habitat consists of grasslands.
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