Circobotys
Encyclopedia
Circobotys 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
- Circobotys arrogantalis (Tams in Caradja, 1927)
- Circobotys aurealis (Leech, 1889)
- Circobotys brevivittalis (Hampson, 1996)
- Circobotys cryptica Munroe & Mutuura, 1969
- Circobotys elegansCircobotys elegansCircobotys elegans is a moth species in the genus Circobotys found in Taiwan.- External links :* * * *...
Munroe & Mutuura, 1969 - Circobotys elongata Munroe & Mutuura, 1969
- Circobotys flaviciliata (Hampson, 1910)
- Circobotys heterogenalis (Bremer, 1864)
- Circobotys limbata Moore, 1888
- Circobotys malaisei Munroe & Mutuura, 1970
- Circobotys nigrescens (Moore, 1888)
- Circobotys nycterina Butler, 1879
- Circobotys occultilinea (Walker, 1863)
- Circobotys plebeia Munroe & Mutuura, 1969