Cathayia
Encyclopedia
Cathayia is a genus of snout moths
. It was described by Hampson in 1901, and is known from Spain
, Australia
, China
and Borneo
.
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 Hampson in 1901, and is known from Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
and Borneo
Borneo
Borneo is the third largest island in the world and is located north of Java Island, Indonesia, at the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia....
.
Species
- Cathayia insularumCathayia insularumCathayia insularum is a species of snout moth in the genus Cathayia. It was described by Speidel and Schmitz in 1991, and is known from Spain, Malta and the Canary Islands....
(Speidel & Schmitz, 1991) - Cathayia lineataCathayia lineataCathayia lineata is a species of snout moth in the genus Cathayia. It was described by Turner in 1942, and is known from Queensland, Australia....
(Turner, 1942) - Cathayia obliquellaCathayia obliquellaCathayia obliquella is a species of snout moth in the genus Cathayia. It was described by Hampson in 1901, and is known from Japan and central China....
Hampson in Ragonot, 1901 - Cathayia purpureotinctaCathayia purpureotinctaCathayia purpureotincta is a species of snout moth in the genus Cathayia. It was described by Hampson in 1917, and is known from Borneo....
Hampson, 1917