Nausinoe
Encyclopedia
Nausinoe 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
- Nausinoe argyrosticta (Hampson, 1910)
- Nausinoe capensis (Walker, 1866)
- Nausinoe geometralis (Guenée, 1854)
- Nausinoe globulipedalis (Walker, 1866)
- Nausinoe gueyraudi Guillermet, 2004
- Nausinoe lacustrinalis (Hampson, 1913)
- Nausinoe perspectata (Fabricius, 1775)
- Nausinoe piabilis (Wallengren, 1876)
- Nausinoe pueritia (Cramer, 1780)
- Nausinoe quadrinalis (Guenée, 1854)