
Argyractoides
Encyclopedia
Argyractoides 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
- Argyractoides albibasalis (Schaus, 1912)
- Argyractoides catenalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Argyractoides chalcistis (Dognin, 1910)
- Argyractoides cuprescens (Hampson, 1917)
- Argyractoides gontranalis (Schaus, 1924)
- Argyractoides leucogonialis Hampson, 1906
- Argyractoides lucianalis (Schaus, 1924)
- Argyractoides nitens (Schaus, 1912)
- Argyractoides productalis (Hampson, 1917)
- Argyractoides rinconadalis (Schaus, 1924)
- Argyractoides samealis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Argyractoides volcanalis (Schaus, 1912)