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
Frederic Moore
Frederic Moore FZS (13 May 1830 – 10 May 1907) was a British entomologist and illustrator. He produced six volumes of ''Lepidoptera Indica'' and a catalogue of the birds in the collection of the East India Company.
It has been said that Mo ...
in 1886.
Species
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Omphisa anastomosalis
''Omphisa anastomosalis'', the sweetpotato vineborer, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is widespread, with records including the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hawaii, Vietnam, China, Japan, Cambodia, ...
'' (Guenée, 1854)
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Omphisa caustalis
''Omphisa caustalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (North Kivu) and Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bo ...
'' Hampson, 1913
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Omphisa fuscidentalis
''Omphisa'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Frederic Moore in 1886.
Species
*''Omphisa anastomosalis'' (Guenée, 1854)
*''Omphisa caustalis'' Hampson, 1913
*'' Omphisa fuscidentalis'' (Hampson, 1896)
*''Omphisa illisalis' ...
'' (Hampson, 1896)
*''
Omphisa illisalis
''Omphisa illisalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Sri Lanka and India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-lar ...
'' (Walker, 1859)
*''
Omphisa leucostolalis
''Omphisa leucostolalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in So ...
'' Hampson, 1918
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Omphisa repetitalis
''Omphisa repetitalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1890. It is found in India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area ...
'' Snellen, 1890
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Omphisa robusta
''Omphisa robusta'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1928. It is found on New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; id, Papua, or , historically ) is the world's second- ...
'' Janse, 1928
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Omphisa vaovao
''Omphisa vaovao'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Viette in 1973. It is found in Madagascar
Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; fre ...