Apilocrocis
Encyclopedia
Apilocrocis is a genus
of moth
s of the Crambidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Crambidae
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...
family.
Species
- Apilocrocis albicupralis (Hampson, 1918)
- Apilocrocis albipunctalis (Hampson, 1918)
- Apilocrocis brumalis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
- Apilocrocis cephalis (Walker, 1859)
- Apilocrocis excelsalis (Schaus, 1912)
- Apilocrocis glaucosia (Hampson, 1912)
- Apilocrocis novateutonialis Munroe, 1968
- Apilocrocis pimalis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1926)
- Apilocrocis pseudocephalis Munroe, 1968
- Apilocrocis steinbachi Munroe, 1968
- Apilocrocis yucatanalis Munroe, 1968