''Assara'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of small

moths Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

belonging to the

snout moth The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralid ...

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

(Pyralidae). They are part of the

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Phycitini The Phycitini are a tribe of moths of the family Pyralidae. Genera Some significant species are also listed. * '' Abareia'' Whalley, 1970 * '' Acrobasis'' Zeller, 1839 * '' Addyme'' Walker, 1863 * ''Alberada'' Heinrich, 1939 (sometimes listed a ...

within the huge snout moth subfamily

Phycitinae The Phycitinae are a subfamily of snout moths (family Pyralidae). Even though the Pyralidae subfamilies are all quite diverse, Phycitinae stand out even by standards of their family: with over 600 genera considered valid and more than 4000 spec ...

Selected species

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of ''Assara'' include:Clarke (1986), and see references in Savela (2009) * ''

Assara albicostalis ''Assara albicostalis'' is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It has a wide distribution and has been recorded from India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Sabah, the Philippines, Taiwan, Sulawesi, Australia, Fiji, Tahiti, Samoa, Hawaii and the Marquesas. T ...

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Assara aterpes ''Assara aterpes'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner and is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country com ...

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Assara balanophorae ''Assara balanophorae'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Sasaki and Tanaka, in 2004, and is known from Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia ...

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Assara cataxutha ''Assara cataxutha'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947 and is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign c ...

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Assara chionopleura ''Assara chionopleura'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia ( ...

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Assara conicolella ''Assara conicolella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Alexandre Constant in 1884 and is known from France, Corsica and the Iberian Peninsula. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an ...

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Assara decipula ''Assara decipula'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Clarke in 1986. It is found in French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem ...

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Assara exiguella ''Assara exiguella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1926 and is known from China and Japan. The larvae feed on chestnut The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the ...

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Assara formosana ''Assara formosana'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Yoshiyasu in 1991. It is found in Taiwan and Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ...

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Assara funerella ''Assara funerella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Ragonot in 1901. It is found in Taiwan, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu), China and Korea. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airpla ...

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Assara halmophila ''Assara halmophila'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1929. It is found on the Marquesas Islands and the Society Islands The Society Islands (french: Îles de la Société, officially ' ...

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Assara holophragma ''Assara holophragma'' is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (con ...

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Assara hoeneella ''Assara hoeneella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Roesler in 1965, and is known from China and Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It ...

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Assara incredibilis ''Assara incredibilis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Roesler in 1973, and is known from China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's ...

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Assara inouei ''Assara inouei'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Hiroshi Yamanaka in 1994 and is known from Japan, Korea and China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia ...

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Assara ketjila ''Assara'' is a genus of small moths belonging to the snout moth family (Pyralidae). They are part of the tribe Phycitini within the huge snout moth subfamily Phycitinae. Selected species Species of ''Assara'' include:Clarke (1986), and see re ...

'' Roesler & Küppers, 1981 * ''

Assara korbi ''Assara korbi'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Aristide Caradja in 1910 and is known from eastern Asia, including Japan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the dist ...

'' (Caradja, 1910) (from China) * ''

Assara leucarma ''Assara leucarma'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1879 and is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country c ...

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Assara linjiangensis ''Assara linjiangensis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Yan-Li Du, Hou-Hun Li and Shu-Xia Wang in 2002 and is known from China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country ...

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Assara melanomita ''Assara melanomita'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1947 and is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign ...

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Assara microdoxa ''Assara microdoxa'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1879, and is known from Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign count ...

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Assara murasei ''Assara murasei'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Hiroshi Yamanaka in 2008 and originates from Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It i ...

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Assara odontosema ''Assara odontosema'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1913 and is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign ...

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Assara pallidella ''Assara pallidella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Hiroshi Yamanaka in 1994. It is found in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is ...

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Assara pinivora ''Assara pinivora'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1933 and is known from the Kashmir Kashmir () is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the ...

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Assara proleuca ''Assara proleuca'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1903 and is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign coun ...

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Assara quadriguttella ''Assara quadriguttella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866 and is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign cou ...

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Assara semifictile ''Assara semifictile'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1913 and is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign ...

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Assara seminivale ''Assara seminivale'', the kernel grub or macadamia kernel grub, is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Turner in 1904, and is known from Australia. There are also records for Sikkim, Tonkin, Sri Lanka, Sumatra ...

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Assara subarcuella ''Assara subarcuella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1879 and is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign countr ...

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Assara terebrella ''Assara terebrella'' is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe, Korea, Japan (Hokkaido), and eastern Siberia. The wingspan is 21–24 mm. The moth flies from May to September, depending on the location. The larvae feed on ...

'' (Zincken, 1818) (from China) * ''

Assara tuberculosa ''Assara tuberculosa'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1933 and is known from Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions r ...

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Assara tumidula ''Assara tumidula'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Yan-Li Du, Hou-Hun Li and Shu-Xia Wang in 2002 and is known from China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in Ea ...

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Assara turciella ''Assara turciella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Assara''. It was described by Roesler, in 1973, and is known from Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), ...

Footnotes

References

* (1986): Pyralidae and Microlepidoptera of the Marquesas Archipelago. ''Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology'' 416: 1-485
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