Pyrocleptria
Encyclopedia
Pyrocleptria is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family. Some authors consider it to be a subgenus of Periphanes
.
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 Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. Some authors consider it to be a subgenus of Periphanes
Periphanes
Periphanes is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.-References:**...
.
Species
- Pyrocleptria coraPyrocleptria coraPyrocleptria cora is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It has a very scattered distribution in Europe. It is known from a few localities in Romania and Russia as well as two locations in the Hautes-Alpes in France....
Eversmann, 1837 - Pyrocleptria naumanniPyrocleptria naumanniPyrocleptria naumanni is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is only known from North-eastern Tibet.-External links:*...
Krušek & Behounek, 1996