genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Species
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Criophthona anerasmia
''Criophthona anerasmia'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mai ...
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Criophthona aridalis
''Criophthona aridalis'' 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 ( Katanga) and South Africa.
References
Moths described in 1913
Spilomelinae
'' Hampson, 1913
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Criophthona baliocrossa
''Criophthona baliocrossa'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the m ...
'' (Turner, 1913)
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Criophthona celidota
''Criophthona celidota'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the main ...
'' (Turner, 1913)
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Criophthona ecista
''Criophthona ecista'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1913. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainla ...
'' Turner, 1913
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Criophthona finitima
''Criophthona finitima'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising t ...
'' Meyrick, 1884
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Criophthona haliaphra
''Criophthona haliaphra'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1884. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising ...
'' Meyrick, 1884
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Criophthona sabulosalis
''Criophthona sabulosalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1910. It is found in Kenya and Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Centra ...
'' Hampson, 1910
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Criophthona trileuca
''Criophthona trileuca'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Au ...