Xanthocrambus
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Xanthocrambus is a genus
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

  • Xanthocrambus argentarius (Staudinger, 1867)
  • Xanthocrambus caducellus (Müller-Rutz, 1908)
  • Xanthocrambus delicatellus (Zeller, 1863)
  • Xanthocrambus lucellus (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848)
  • Xanthocrambus saxonellus (Zincken, 1821)
  • Xanthocrambus watsoni Bleszynski, 1960
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