Odontiinae is a
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
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 subfamily was described by
Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée was born in Chartres and died in Châteaudun.
He was educated in Chartres, where he showed a very e ...
in 1854.
Tribes
* Hercynini
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Aeglotis''
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Autocharis
''Autocharis'' is a genus of moths 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 ...
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Balaenifrons''
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Blepharucha''
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Boeotarcha'' (= ''Botys crassicornis'' )
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Canalibotys''
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Canuza'' (= ''Erotomanes'' )
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Clupeosoma''
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Cuneifrons''
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Dausara
''Dausara'' is a genus of moths 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 w ...
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Deanolis''
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Dilacinia'' (= ''Dilacina'' )
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Ertrica
''Ertrica'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Ertrica purpurealis'', which is found in Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular re ...
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Euctenospila
''Euctenospila'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Euctenospila castalis'', which is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (West Kasai) and Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiy ...
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Glaucodontia''
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Gononoorda''
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Hemiscopis''
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Heortia
''Heortia'' is a genus of moths 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 wh ...
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Hydrorybina
''Hydrorybina'' is a genus of moths 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 stem ...
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Irigilla
''Irigilla'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae erected by Charles Swinhoe in 1900. Its only species, ''Irigilla nypsiusalis'', was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found on Borneo
Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) ...
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Kerbela
Karbala or Kerbala ( ar, كَرْبَلَاء, Karbalāʾ , , also ;) is a city in central Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorat ...
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Mabilleodes
''Mabilleodes'' is a genus of moths 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 stem ...
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Neocymbopteryx
''Neocymbopteryx'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Neocymbopteryx heitzmani'', which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in t ...
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Neogenesis
''Neogenesis'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Neogenesis flaviplagialis'', which is found in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), ...
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Noctuelita
''Noctuelita'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Noctuelita bicolorata'', which is found in the Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: ...
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Noordodes
''Noordodes'' is a genus of moths 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 ...
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Phlyctaenomorpha''
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Pitama''
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Platynoorda''
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Porphyronoorda''
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Probalaenifrons''
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Protrigonia''
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Suinoorda''
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Syntonarcha''
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Taurometopa''
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Thesaurica''
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Tulaya'' (= ''Hercynella'' )
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Turania
Turania is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about southeast of Rieti.
Turania borders the following municipalities: Carsoli, Collalto Sabino, Collegiove, P ...
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Usgentia''
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Eurrhypini
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Argyrarcha''
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Cliniodes'' (= ''Basonga'' , ''Exarcha'' , ''Idessa'' , ''Metrea'' )
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Dicepolia'' (= ''Endolophia'' )
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Eurrhypis'' (= ''Threnodes'' )
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Hyalinarcha''
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Jativa''
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Mecynarcha''
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Mimoschinia''
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Porphyrorhegma''
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Pseudonoorda''
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Pseudoschinia''
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Sobanga
''Sobanga'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Sobanga rutilalis'', which is found in Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest coun ...
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Trigonoorda''
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Viettessa''
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Odontiini
Odontiinae is a subfamily of moths of the family Crambidae. The subfamily was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.
Tribes
* Hercynini
**'' Aeglotis''
**'' Autocharis''
**'' Balaenifrons''
**'' Blepharucha''
**'' Boeotarcha'' (= ''Botys cras ...
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Aeschremon''
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Anatralata''
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Aporodes''
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Atralata'' (= ''Ennychia'' )
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Cataonia
Cataonia ( grc, Kαταoνία) was one of the divisions of ancient Cappadocia.
It is described by Strabo, who had visited it, as a level plain surrounded by mountains: on the south by the Amanus, and on the west by the Antitaurus, which bran ...
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Chlorobaptella'' (= ''Chlorobapta'' )
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Chrismania''
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Cymbopteryx''
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Cynaeda'' (= ''Cynoeda'' , ''Noctuelia'' , ''Noctuaelia'' , ''Odontia'' )
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Dentifovea''
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Dichozoma
''Dichozoma'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae erected by Eugene G. Munroe in 1961. Its only species, ''Dichozoma parvipicta'', was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918. It is found in North Ame ...
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Edia
''Edia'' is a genus of moths 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 whe ...
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Epascestria'' (= ''Epacestria'' , ''Phlyctaenodes'' , ''Phlyctoenodes'' )
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Ephelis'' (= ''Emprepes'' , ''Hammocallos'' )
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Epimetasia'' (= ''Metasiodes'' , ''Thyridopsis'' )
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Eremanthe''
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Frechinia''
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Gyros
Gyros—in some regions, chiefly North America, anglicized as a gyro (; el, γύρος, yíros/gyros, turn, )—is meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, then sliced and served wrapped or stuffed in pita bread, along with ingredients such a ...
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Heliothelopsis''
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Metaxmeste'' (= ''Hercyna'' , ''Heryna'' , ''Metaxmestes'' )
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Microtheoris''
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Mojavia''
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Mojaviodes''
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Nannobotys''
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Noctueliopsis''
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Odontivalvia''
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Plumipalpiella'' (= ''Plumipalpia'' )
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Pogonogenys''
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Procymbopteryx''
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Psammobotys''
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Rhodocantha''
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Tegostoma'' (= ''Anthophilodes'' , ''Anthophilopsis'' )
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Titanio'' (= ''Noctuomorpha'' , ''Titania'' )
Former genera
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Denticornutia''
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Pelaea''
References
BioLibFauna Europaea
Crambidae
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