Hoploscopa
Encyclopedia
Hoploscopa 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
- Hoploscopa anamesa Tams, 1935
- Hoploscopa astrapias Meyrick, 1886
- Hoploscopa aurantiacalis (Snellen, 1895)
- Hoploscopa brunnealis (Snellen, 1895)
- Hoploscopa diffusa (Hampson, 1919)
- Hoploscopa luteomacula Nuss, 1998
- Hoploscopa mediobrunnea (Joannis, 1929)
- Hoploscopa metacrossa (Hampson, 1917)
- Hoploscopa nauticorum Tams, 1935
- Hoploscopa obliqua (Rothschild, 1915)
- Hoploscopa ocellata (Hampson, 1919)
- Hoploscopa persimilis (Rothschild, 1915)
- Hoploscopa quadripuncta (Rothschild, 1915)
- Hoploscopa semifascia (Hampson, 1919)
- Hoploscopa subvariegata (Rothschild, 1915)
- Hoploscopa triangulifera (Hampson, 1919)