''Nyctegretis'' is a
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 of
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 ...
. It was first described by
Philipp Christoph Zeller
Philipp Christoph Zeller (8 April 1808 – 27 March 1883) was a German entomologist.
Zeller was born at Steinheim an der Murr, Württemberg, two miles from Marbach, the birthplace of Schiller. The family moved to Frankfurt (Oder) where Ph ...
in 1848.
Species
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Nyctegretis aenigmella''
P. Leraut, 2002
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Nyctegretis cullinanensis''
Balinsky, 1991
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Nyctegretis inclinella''
Ragonot, 1888
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Nyctegretis leonina''
(Hampson, 1930)
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Nyctegretis lineana''
(Scopoli, 1786)
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Nyctegretis ruminella''
La Harpe, 1860
*''
Nyctegretis triangulella''
Ragonot, 1901
References
Phycitini
Pyralidae genera
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