Atascosa (moth)
Encyclopedia
Atascosa is a genus of snout moths
. It was described by Hulst, in 1890, and is known from Texas
, United States
and Columbia
.
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...
. It was described by Hulst, in 1890, and is known from Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Columbia
Columbia
Columbia may refer to:-Places:* Columbia , a poetic name for the Americas, and the feminine personification of the United States of America* District of Columbia, the federal district in which the capital of the United States is located...
.
Species
- Atascosa glareosellaAtascosa glareosellaAtascosa glareosella is a species of snout moth in the genus Atascosa. It was described by Zeller in 1872, and is known from the southern part of the U.S.A, including Texas....
(Zeller, 1872) - Atascosa verecundellaAtascosa verecundellaAtascosa verecundella is a species of snout moth in the genus Atascosa. It was described by Hampson in 1901, and is known from Colombia, British Guiana and Panama....
(Hampson, 1901)