Dicepolia
Encyclopedia
Dicepolia 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
- Dicepolia aerealis Hayden, 2009
- Dicepolia amazonalis Hayden, 2009
- Dicepolia artoides Hayden, 2009
- Dicepolia bicolor Hayden, 2009
- Dicepolia cuiabalis Hayden, 2009
- Dicepolia marginescriptalis (Kenrick, 1917)
- Dicepolia marionalis (Viette, 1958)
- Dicepolia munroealis (Viette, 1960)
- Dicepolia nigritinctalis Hayden, 2010
- Dicepolia roseobrunnea (Warren, 1889)
- Dicepolia rufeolalis (Mabille, 1900)
- Dicepolia rufitinctalis (Hampson, 1899)
- Dicepolia vaga Hayden, 2009
- Dicepolia venezolalis Hayden, 2009