Parotis
Encyclopedia
Parotis 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
- Parotis ankaratralis Marion, 1954
- Parotis arachnealis (Walker, 1859)
- Parotis atlitalis (Walker, 1859)
- Parotis baldersalis (Walker, 1859
- Parotis chlorochroalis (Hampson, 1912)
- Parotis costulalis (Strand, 1912)
- Parotis egaealis (Walker, 1859)
- Parotis fallacialis (Snellen, 1890)
- Parotis incurvata Warren, 1896
- Parotis invernalis (Joannis, 1927)
- Parotis laceritalis Kenrick, 1907
- Parotis marginataParotis marginataParotis marginata is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is known from south-east Asia, including Bangladesh and China, as well as Fiji, Japan and Australia, where it is known from the Northern Territory and Queensland....
(Hampson, 1893) - Parotis marinata (Fabricius, 1784)
- Parotis ogasawarensis (Shibuya, 1929)
- Parotis pomonalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Parotis prasinalis (Saalmüller, 1880)
- Parotis prasinophila (Hampson, 1912)
- Parotis punctiferalis (Walker, 1866)
- Parotis pusillalis (Strand, 1912)
- Parotis pyritalis (Hampson, 1912)
- Parotis squamitibialis (Strand, 1912)
- Parotis squamopedalis (Guenée, 1854)
- Parotis suralisParotis suralisParotis suralis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found around the west Pacific rim, including Chagos Islands, Hong Kong, Japan, Kiribati, Tuvalu and the tropical far north of Queensland....
(Lederer, 1863) - Parotis triangulalis (Strand, 1912)
- Parotis vernalis (Hampson, 1912)
- Parotis zambesalis (Walker, 1866)