Evergestinae
| Evergestinae | |
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| Evergestis pallidata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| (unranked): | Obtectomera |
| Superfamily: | Pyraloidea |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Evergestinae Marion, 1952[1] |
| Genera | |
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Evergestinae is a fairly small subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. It contains roughly 140 species on all continents and continental islands. Evergestine moths resemble Pyraustinae; however, the male genitalia have a long uncus and long, slender gnathos. The larvae feed mostly on Brassicaceae.
Taxonomists' opinions differ as to the correct placement of the Crambidae, some authorities treating them as a subfamily (Crambinae) of the family Pyralidae. If this is done, Evergestinae is usually treated as a separate subfamily within Pyralidae.
Genera
- Agastya Moore, 1881 (= Agastia Moore, 1881)
- Cornifrons Lederer, 1858 (= Ventosalis Marion, 1957)
- Crocidolomia Zeller, 1852 (= Godara Walker, 1859, Pseudopisara Shiraki, 1913, Tchahbaharia Amsel, 1951)
- Cylindrifrons Munroe, 1951
- Evergestella Munroe, 1974
- Evergestis Hübner, 1825 (= Aedis Grote, 1878, Paraedis Grote, 1882, Paroedis Hampson, 1899, Euergestis Warren, 1892, Euergestis Rebel, 1906-07, Homochroa Hübner, 1825, Maelinoptera Staudinger, 1893, Mesographe Hübner, 1825, Orobena Guenée, 1854, Pachyzancloides Matsumura, 1925, Pionea Duponchel, 1845, Reskovitsia Szent-Ivány, 1942, Scopolia Hübner, 1825)
- Orenaia Duponchel, 1845
- Prorasea Grote, 1878
- Symphysa Hampson, (1898) 1899
- Trischistognatha Warren, 1892
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
See also
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