Caphys
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Caphys is a genus of snout moths
. It was described by Walker, in 1863, and contains the species C. biliniata.
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 Walker, in 1863, and contains the species C. biliniata.
Species
- Caphys arizonensis Munroe, 1970
- Caphys bilineataCaphys bilineataCaphys bilineata is a species of snout moth. It was described by Stoll in 1781. It is found in much of South America, including Surinam, Honduras, the West Indies, Venezuela and Brazil.The larvae have been recorded in the nests of Aratinga pertinax....
(Stoll, [1781]) - Caphys dubia Warren, 1891
- Caphys eustelechalis Dyar, 1914
- Caphys fovealis Hampson, 1897
- Caphys pallida Hampson, 1897
- Caphys subrosealis Walker, [1866]
- Caphys subsordidalis Dyar, 1914