Biology:Chrysoteuchia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Chrysoteuchia
Chrysoteuchia culmella01.jpg
Chrysoteuchia culmella
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Chrysoteuchia

Hübner, 1825[1]
Synonyms
  • Amphibolia Snellen, 1884
  • Veronese Bleszynski, 1962

Chrysoteuchia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Most are native to Asia.[2]

The cranberry girdler (C. topiarius) is a pest of turfgrasses in North America. It also attacks cranberry and fir.[3]

There were about thirty species in the genus as of 2010.[2]

Species


References

  1. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Li, Houhun; Li, Weichun (2010). "Four new species of the genus Chrysoteuchia Hübner (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Crambinae) from China". Zootaxa 2485: 33–46. doi:10.5281/zenodo.195505. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296914844. 
  3. Hodgson, E. R. and A. H. Roe. Cranberry girdler. Utah Pests Fact Sheet. Utah State University Extension. 2007.
  4. Li, W. and D. Liu. (2012). Chrysoteuchia ningensis sp. n., a new pyralid moth (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) from China. Entomologica Fennica 23(2) 102-06.

Wikidata ☰ Q5114962 entry