''Charltona'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
. The genus was erected by
Charles Swinhoe
Colonel Charles Swinhoe (27 August 1838, in CalcuttaAlthough many published sources give 1836, the India Office Records note it as 1838 (), the other year being that of his brother Robert. – 2 December 1923) was an English naturalist and lepido ...
in 1886.
Description
Palpi porrect (extending forward), clothed with rough hair, and projecting about one and a half times the length of the head. Maxillary palpi triangularly dilated with hair. Frons rounded. Tibia with outer spurs about two-thirds length of inner. Wings long and narrow. Forewings with rectangular apex. Vein 3 from before angle of cell and veins 4 and 5 well separated at origin. Vein 7 straight and well separated with veins 8 and 9. Vein 10 free, whereas vein 11 curved and approximated to vein 12. Hindwings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. Veins 4 and 5 from angle and approximated for a short distance. Vein 6 absent and vein 7 anastomosing (fused) with vein 8.
Species
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Charltona actinialis''
Hampson, 1919
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Charltona albidalis
''Charltona albidalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Sierra Leone and South Sudan
South Sudan (; din, Paguot Thudän), officially the Republic of South Sudan ( din, Paankɔc ...
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Hampson, 1919
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Charltona albimixtalis
''Charltona albimixtalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Benin, Ghana, Nigeria and the Gambia.
References
Crambinae
Moths described in 1919
Taxa named by George Hampson
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Hampson, 1919
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Charltona argyrastis''
Hampson, 1919
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Charltona ariadna
''Charltona ariadna'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1970. It is found in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
The forewings of this species are 16–20 mm. Its ground colour is brownish with a light b ...
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Błeszyński, 1970
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Charltona atrifascialis
''Charltona atrifascialis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country i ...
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Hampson, 1919
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Charltona bivitellus''
(Moore, 1872)
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Charltona cervinellus''
(Moore, 1872) (including ''C. interruptellus'', which may be distinct)
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Charltona chrysopasta''
Hampson, 1910
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Charltona cramboides''
(Walker, 1865)
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Charltona desistalis
''Charltona desistalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
Its wingspan is about 36 mm. Antennae of male with short uniseriate
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