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
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Crambidae
Crambidae comprises the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, with the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies ...
described by
Edward Meyrick
Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics.
Life and work
Ed ...
in 1884.
Species
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Notarcha aurolinealis
''Notarcha aurolinealis'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in Hong Kong, Thailand and New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
The wingspan is about 20 mm.
The larvae feed on ''Sida rhombifolia''.
External li ...
Notarcha obrinusalis
''Notarcha obrinusalis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo (North Kivu, Katanga), Zambia, China, India and Indonesia (Borneo, Moluccas).
The ...
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Notarcha pactolica
''Notarcha pactolica'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1887. It is found in the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton ...
'' (Butler, 1887)
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Notarcha polytimeta
''Notarcha polytimeta'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1915. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland and the Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known ...
'' (Turner, 1915)
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Notarcha quaternalis
''Notarcha quaternalis'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.
It can be found throughout Sub-Saharan Africa including many islands of the Indian Ocean.
This moth is yellow/white with some black spots at the foreside of the forewings. I ...
'' (Zeller, 1852)
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Notarcha recurrens
''Notarcha'' is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1884.
Species
*''Notarcha aurolinealis'' (Walker, 1859)
*''Notarcha auroralis'' (Moore, 1888)
*''Notarcha butyrina'' Meyrick, 1886
*''Notarcha cassusalis'' ( ...
'' (Moore, 1888)
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Notarcha stigmatalis
''Notarcha stigmatalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Warren in 1896. It is found in India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by ...
'' Warren, 1896
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Notarcha temeratalis
''Notarcha temeratalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Zeller in 1852. It is found in Sierra Leone and South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmos ...
'' (Zeller, 1852)
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Notarcha tigrina
''Notarcha'' is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Edward Meyrick in 1884.
Species
*''Notarcha aurolinealis'' (Walker, 1859)
*'' Notarcha auroralis'' (Moore, 1888)
*'' Notarcha butyrina'' Meyrick, 1886
*'' Notarcha cassusalis' ...
'' (Moore, 1886)
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Notarcha viettalis
''Notarcha viettalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hubert Marion in 1956. It is found on Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar ...
'' (Marion, 1956)
Former species
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Notarcha penthodes
''Syllepte penthodes'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1902. It is found on the Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is an Archi ...