| Zitha | |
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| Zitha | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyralinae |
| Tribe: | Pyralini |
| Genus: | Zitha Walker, 1866 |
| Type species | |
| Zitha punicealis Walker, 1866 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Zitha is a genus of snout moths.
Some species of this genus are: (incomplete list)
The Pyralinae are the typical subfamily of snout moths and occur essentially worldwide, in some cases aided by involuntary introduction by humans. They are rather rare in the Americas however, and their diversity in the Australian region is also limited. Altogether, this subfamily includes about 900 described species, but new ones continue to be discovered. Like many of their relatives in the superfamily Pyraloidea, the caterpillar larvae of many Pyralinae – and in some cases even the adults – have evolved the ability to use unusual foods for nutrition; a few of these can become harmful to humans as pests of stored goods.
The Pyralini are a tribe of snout moths described by Pierre André Latreille in 1809. They belong to the subfamily Pyralinae, which contains the "typical" snout moths of the Old World and some other regions. The genus list presented here is provisional.
Cnaphalocrocis is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Julius Lederer in 1863.
Glyphodes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Achille Guenée in 1854.
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.
Patania is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Frederic Moore in 1888.
Syllepte is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae.
Achaea is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1923.
Hypsopygia is a genus of moths belonging to the family Pyralidae. Though fairly small, they are large among their relatives. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Pyralis is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.
Tegulifera is a genus of snout moths described by Max Saalmüller in 1880. Some authorities list it as a synonym of Zitha.
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