Acteniopsis
Encyclopedia
Acteniopsis is a genus of snout moths
in the subfamily Pyralinae
. It was described by Amsel in 1959, and is known from the United Arab Emirates
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the subfamily Pyralinae
Pyralinae
The Pyralinae are the typical subfamily of snout moths and occur essentially world-wide, in some cases aided by involuntary introduction by humans. They are rather rare in the Americas however, and their diversity in the Australian region is also limited. Altogether, this subfamily includes about...
. It was described by Amsel in 1959, and is known from the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
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Species
- Acteniopsis kurdistanellaActeniopsis kurdistanellaActeniopsis kurdistanella is a species of snout moths in the genus Acteniopsis. It was described by Amsel, in 1959. It is found in Iraq and Iran.-Subspecies:*Acteniopsis kurdistanella kurdistanella...
Amsel, 1959 - Acteniopsis robustusActeniopsis robustusActeniopsis robustus is a species of snout moths in the genus Acteniopsis. It was described by Asselbergs in 2010, and is known from the United Arab Emirates....
Asselbergs, 2010