Syngamia
Encyclopedia
Syngamia 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
- Syngamia aeruginosa Ghesquière, 1940
- Syngamia albiceps Hampson, 1912
- Syngamia aurantiaca Hampson, 1912
- Syngamia convulsa Meyrick, 1936
- Syngamia eoidalis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Syngamia eos Druce, 1902
- Syngamia exigualis (Hübner, 1823)
- Syngamia falsidicalis (Walker, 1859)
- Syngamia fervidalis (Zeller, 1852)
- Syngamia florella (Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781)
- Syngamia glebosalis Viette, 1960
- Syngamia latimarginalis (Walker, 1859)
- Syngamia liquidalis (Zeller, 1852)
- Syngamia moluccalis (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer in C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
- Syngamia oggalis Swinhoe, 1906
- Syngamia violescentalis Hampson, 1895