Margarosticha
Encyclopedia
Margarosticha 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
- Margarosticha argyrograpta Hampson, 1917
- Margarosticha aurantifusa Munroe, 1959
- Margarosticha australis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Margarosticha bimaculalis Snellen, 1880
- Margarosticha euprepialis Hampson, 1917
- Margarosticha gaudialis Hampson, 1917
- Margarosticha leucozonalis Hampson, 1897
- Margarosticha nesiotes Munroe, 1959
- Margarosticha papuensis Munroe, 1959
- Margarosticha plumbealis Kenrick, 1912
- Margarosticha pulcherrimalis Lederer, 1863
- Margarosticha repetitalis (Warren, 1896)
- Margarosticha sphenotis Meyrick, 1887