Noorda
Encyclopedia
Noorda is a genus
of moth
s of the Crambidae
family and only genus in the Noordinae subfamily.
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 and only genus in the Noordinae subfamily.
Species
- Noorda aeanalis West, 1931
- Noorda affinis Rothschild, 1916
- Noorda anthophilalis Strand, 1909
- Noorda apiensis Rebel, 1915
- Noorda arfakensis Kenrick, 1912
- Noorda atripalpalis Zerny in Rebel & Zerny, 191
- Noorda blitealis Walker, 1859
- Noorda caradjae (Rebel, 1902)
- Noorda diehlalis Marion & Viette, 1956
- Noorda margaronialis Hampson in Hampson, 1912
- Noorda moringae Tams, 1938
- Noorda palealis Viette, 1957
- Noorda purpureiplagialis Rothschild, 1916
- Noorda senatoria (Meyrick, 1932)
- Noorda trimaculalis Amsel, 1965
- Noorda unipunctalis Amsel, 1963
- Noorda villiersi Marion, 1957