''Zovax'' 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 ...
described by
Stanisław Błeszyński
Stanisław Błeszyński (13 August 1927 – 24 December 1969) was a Polish entomologist and lepidopterist specializing in Crambidae, the grass moths.
Błeszyński worked at the Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academ ...
in 1962.
Species
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Zovax vangoghi
''Zovax vangoghi'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1965. It is found in Sudan
Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية الس ...
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Bleszynski, 1965
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Zovax venus
''Zovax venus'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Graziano Bassi in 2013. It is found in Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country l ...
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Bassi, 2013
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Zovax whiteheadii
''Zovax whiteheadii'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edith Wollaston in 1879. It is found on Saint Helena
Saint Helena () is a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is a remote volcanic ...
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(E. Wollaston, 1879)
References
"''Zovax'' Bleszynski, 1962" ''Butterflies and Moths of the World''. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
Crambinae
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Stanisław Błeszyński
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