Oxyelophila
Encyclopedia
Oxyelophila 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
- Oxyelophila callista (W. T. M. Forbes, 1922)
- Oxyelophila harpalis (Snellen, 1901)
- Oxyelophila lanceolalis (Hampson, 1897)
- Oxyelophila melanograpta (Hampson, 1917)
- Oxyelophila micropalis (Hampson, 1906)
- Oxyelophila necomalis (Dyar, 1914)
- Oxyelophila puralis (Schaus, 1912)
- Oxyelophila ticonalis (Dyar, 1914)