''Rhodophaea'' is a genus 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 ...
of the family
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyrali ...
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 1845. It is found in most of Europe and in
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
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Species
*'' Rhodophaea albirenalis'' Hampson, 1908 (India)
*'' Rhodophaea nigralbella'' Hampson, 1908 (India)
*''Rhodophaea formosa
''Rhodophaea formosa'' is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in most of Europe.
The wingspan is . The moth flies in one generation from July to August.
The larvae feed on elm.
Notes
#''The flight season refers to Belgium and the Net ...
'' (Haworth, 1811) (Europe, Russian Far East)
*'' Rhodophaea exotica'' (Inoue, 1959) (Japan, Russian Far East)
References
External links
waarneming.nl
''Pempelia formosa'' on UKMoths
Phycitinae
Moths of Japan
Insects of Turkey
Pyralidae genera
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