Chlorobaptella

Chlorobaptella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chlorobaptella
Munroe, 1995[1]
Species: C. rufistrigalis
Binomial name
Chlorobaptella rufistrigalis
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)[2]
Synonyms
  • Chlorobapta Barnes & McDunnough, 1914 (preocc.)
  • Chlorobapta rufistrigalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1914

Chlorobaptella is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Chlorobaptella rufistrigalis, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California[3] and Nevada. Moths in this genus are distinguished from moths in similar genera by their small palpi and obsolete tongues.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. 1 2 Barnes, William; McDunnough, J.H. (March 10, 1913). Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America, Vol. II, No. I. Decatur, IL: The Review Press. p. 245. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  3. mothphotographersgroup


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, February 20, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.