Genophantis
Encyclopedia
Genophantis is a is a genus
of moths
belonging to the family
Pyralidae
. All species are endemic to Hawaii
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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 moths
Moths
Moths may refer to:* Gustav Moths , German rower* The Moths!, an English indie rock band* MOTHS, members of the Memorable Order of Tin Hats...
belonging to the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Pyralidae
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...
. All species are endemic to Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
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Species
- Genophantis iodoraGenophantis iodoraGenophantis iodora is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is endemic to Kauai, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.The wingspan is 22-27 mm. Adults are variable in color and pattern. In some examples, the hind wing has a small cell formed by a crossvein....
Meyrick, 1888 - Genophantis leahiGenophantis leahiGenophantis leahi was a species of moth in the Pyralidae family. It is endemic to Maui, Oahu, Molokai and Hawaii.The wingspan is usually 20 mm or less....
Swezey, 1910