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
moth
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 ...
s of the family
Pyralidae
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 Pyra ...
described by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1825.
Species
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Epischnia adultella
''Epischnia adultella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848 and is known from Russia, Mongolia, France, Italy and Greece.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a ...
'' Zeller, 1848
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Epischnia agnieleae
''Epischnia agnieleae'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Patrice J.A. Leraut in 2003 and is known from France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in ...
'' Leraut, 2003
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Epischnia albella
''Epischnia albella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1954, and is known from Egypt the Palestinian territories and the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; a ...
'' Amsel, 1954
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Epischnia aspergella
''Epischnia aspergella'' is a species of Pyralidae, snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''.
'' Ragonot, 1887
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Epischnia asteris
''Epischnia asteris'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Staudinger in 1870, and is known from France, Great Britain, Portugal and Spain.
The wingspan is 27–30 mm. Adults are on wing in July.
The ...
'' Staudinger, 1870
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Epischnia beharella
''Epischnia beharella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Viette in 1964, and is known from Madagascar and La Réunion.
The larvae feed on ''Annona reticulata
''Annona reticulata'' is a small deciduous ...
Epischnia cinerosalis
''Epischnia cinerosalis'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Francis Walker and Walter Rothschild
Lionel Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Baron de Rothschild, (8 February 1868 – 27 August ...
'' Walker & Rothschild, 1905
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Epischnia cretaciella
''Epischnia cretaciella'' is a species of moth in the family Pyralidae. It is found in Croatia, North Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Russia and Libya.
The wingspan is about 31 mm.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Helichrysum italic ...
Epischnia hesperidella
''Epischnia hesperidella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Rebel in 1917. It is found on the Canary Islands
The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spa ...
'' Rebel, 1917
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Epischnia illotella
''Epischnia illotella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1839 and is known from Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Croatia, Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Uk ...
'' Zeller, 1839
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Epischnia leucoloma
''Epischnia leucoloma'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1849, and it is known from Spain, Italy, Croatia and Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', offici ...
'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1849
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Epischnia leucomixtella
''Epischnia leucomixtella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia
''Epischnia'' is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Species
*''Epischnia adultella'' Zeller, 1848
*''Epischnia agnieleae' ...
'' Ragonot, 1887
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Epischnia maracandella
''Epischnia maracandella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887, and is known from Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан) ...
'' Ragonot, 1887
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Epischnia masticella
''Epischnia masticella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887, and is known from Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is ...
'' Ragonot, 1887
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Epischnia muscidella
''Epischnia muscidella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Ragonot in 1887, and is known from Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links= ...
'' Ragonot, 1887
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Epischnia nervosella
''Epischnia nervosella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Ragonot in 1887, and is known from Iran and Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ( or ; tk, Türkmenistan / Түркменистан, ) is a country ...
'' Ragonot, 1887
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Epischnia oculatella
''Epischnia oculatella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Ragonot in 1887. It is found in Iran.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to ...
'' Ragonot, 1887
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Epischnia plumbella
''Epischnia plumbella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Ragonot in 1887. It is found on Sicily
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'' Ragonot, 1887
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Epischnia prodromella
''Epischnia prodromella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1799, and is known from North Africa and most of Europe, except Fennoscandia, Ireland, Great Britain and the Baltic region.
The ...
'' (Hübner, 1799)
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Epischnia ragonotella
''Epischnia ragonotella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Walter Rothschild in 1915. It is found in North Africa, including Algeria
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'' Rothschild, 1915
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Epischnia sareptella
''Epischnia sareptella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Patrice J.A. Leraut in 2002 and is known from Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Ea ...
'' Leraut, 2002
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Epischnia sulcatella
''Ancylosis sulcatella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Ancylosis''. It was described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1877, and is known from Turkmenistan, Syria and Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْر� ...
'' Christoph, 1877
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Epischnia thewysi
''Epischnia thewysi'' is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Epischnia''. It was described by Patrice J.A. Leraut in 2002 and is known from Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the ...