Biology:Thopeutis

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Short description: Genus of moths

Thopeutis
Thopeutis galleriellus.JPG
Thopeutis galleriellus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Haimbachiini
Genus: Thopeutis
Hübner, 1818[1]
Synonyms
  • Tetrachila Cephis
  • Ragonot in Staudinger, 1892 de Joannis, 1910
  • Hübner, 1808 Topeutis
  • Stenochilo Hübner, 1825
  • Hombergia Hampson, 1896

Thopeutis is a grass moth genus (family Crambidae) of subfamily Crambinae, tribe Haimbachiini. Some authors have placed it in the snout moth family (Pyralidae), where all grass moths were once also included, but this seems to be in error.

Species

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-10. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7796012 entry