genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moths
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (suborder Rhopalocera) a ...
belonging to the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
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 Pyr ...
.
Species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
Mapeta schausi
''Mapeta schausi'' is a species of snout moth in the genus '' Mapeta''. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1895, and is known from Chile (including Rinconada) and Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North ...
* Pitkin & Jenkins (2004), and see references in Savela (2011)
External links
* (2011): Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' &ndash ''Mapeta'' Version of 23 February 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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PyralinaePyralidae genera
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