Busseola
Encyclopedia
Busseola is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
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 Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Busseola convexilimba Strand, 1912
- Busseola fuscaBusseola fuscaBusseola fusca is a species of moth that is also known as the maize stalk borer. It is known from Ethiopia.The wingspan is 35-40 mm. Adults are pale brown....
(Fuller, 1901) - Busseola fuscantis Hampson, 1918
- Busseola hirsuta Boursin, 1954
- Busseola longistriga (Draudt, 1950)
- Busseola mesophaea Hampson, 1914
- Busseola obliquifascia (Hampson, 1909)
- Busseola pallidicosta (Hampson, 1902)
- Busseola phaia Bowden, 1956
- Busseola praepallens (Hampson, 1910)
- Busseola quadrata Bowden, 1956
- Busseola rufidorsata Hampson, 1914
- Busseola sacchariphaga Fletcher, 1928
- Busseola segeta Bowden, 1956
- Busseola submarginalis (Hampson, 1891)