''Palpita'' 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 of 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 ...
. Members of the moth genus ''
Stemorrhages'' may be very similar in appearance.
Species
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Palpita aenescentalis''
Munroe, 1952
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Palpita aethrophanes''
(Meyrick, 1934)
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Palpita albifulvata''
Kirti & Rose, 1992
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Palpita angusta''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita annulata''
(Fabricius, 1794)
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Palpita annulifer''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita approximalis''
(Hampson, 1918)
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Palpita argoleuca
''Palpita argoleuca'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1938. It is found on Java
Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea ...
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(Meyrick, 1938)
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Palpita arsaltealis''
(Walker, 1859)
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Palpita asiaticalis''
Inoue, 1994
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Palpita aureolina
''Palpita aureolina'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997. It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi
Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands ...
''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita australica
''Palpita australica'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1996. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territor ...
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Inoue, 1996
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Palpita austrannulata
''Palpita austrannulata'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1996. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory
The Northern Territory (abbreviated as NT; known forma ...
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Inoue, 1996
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Palpita austrounionalis
''Palpita austrounionalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Caledonia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory
The Northern Ter ...
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Inoue, 1997
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Palpita bakerialis
''Palpita bakerialis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1927. It is found in the Philippines
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in S ...
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(Schaus, 1927)
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Palpita bambusalis
''Palpita bambusalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Frederic Moore in 1888. It is found in Darjeeling
Darjeeling (, , ) is a city in the northernmost region of the States and union territories of India, Indian st ...
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(Moore, 1888)
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Palpita bicornuta
''Palpita bicornuta'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1996. It is found in Indonesia (Sulawesi
Sulawesi ( ), also known as Celebes ( ), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands ...
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Inoue, 1996
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Palpita bonjongalis
''Palpita bonjongalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (East Kasai, Bas Congo, Kinshasa, North Kivu, Katanga, Orientale) and South Africa
South Africa, ...
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Palpita braziliensis
''Palpita braziliensis'' is a moth 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 gras ...
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Munroe, 1959
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Palpita brevimarginata
''Palpita brevimarginata'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Anthonie Johannes Theodorus Janse in 1924. It is found in Seram
Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku ...
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(Janse, 1924)
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Palpita candicantis
''Palpita candicantis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997. It is found on the New Hebrides
New Hebrides, officially the New Hebrides Condominium () and named after the Hebrides in Scotland, was t ...
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Inoue, 1997
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Palpita candidalis''
(Dognin, 1904)
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Palpita candidata''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita carbonifusalis''
(Hampson, 1918)
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Palpita cincinnatalis''
Munroe, 1952
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Palpita cirralis''
(Swinhoe, 1897)
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Palpita cirrhopis''
(Meyrick, 1937)
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Palpita citrina''
(Druce, 1902)
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Palpita claralis''
(Walker, 1866)
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Palpita conclusalis''
(Walker, 1866)
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Palpita conistolalis''
(Hampson, 1918)
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Palpita contrangusta''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita crococosta''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita curiosa''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita curvilinea''
(Janse, 1924)
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Palpita curvispina''
Zhang & Li, 2005
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Palpita diehli''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita disjunctalis''
Inoue, 1999
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Palpita dispersalis''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita elealis''
(Walker, 1859)
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Palpita ensiforma''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita eribotalis''
(Walker, 1859)
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Palpita estebanalis''
(Schaus, 1920)
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Palpita eupilosalis''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita flegia''
(Cramer, 1777)
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Palpita florensis''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita forficifera''
Munroe, 1959
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Palpita fraterna''
(Moore, 1888)
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Palpita freemanalis''
Munroe, 1952
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Palpita gracialis''
(Hulst, 1886)
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Palpita grandifalcata''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita griseofascialis''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita hexcornutialis
''Palpita hexcornutialis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jagbir Singh Kirti and H. S. Rose in 1992. It is found in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North Indi ...
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Kirti & Rose, 1992
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Palpita hollowayi''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita homalia''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita horakae''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita horocrates''
(Meyrick, 1937)
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Palpita hyaloptila''
(Turner, 1915)
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Palpita hypohomalia''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita hypomelas''
(Hampson, 1899)
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Palpita illibalis''
(Hübner, 1818)
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Palpita illustrata''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita inconspicua''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita indannulata''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita indistans''
(Moore, 1888)
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Palpita inexpectalis''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita inusitata''
(Butler, 1879)
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Palpita irroratalis
''Palpita irroratalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more ...
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(Hampson, 1912)
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Palpita isoscelalis''
(Guenée, 1854)
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Palpita jacobsalis''
(Marion & Viette, 1956)
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Palpita jairusalis''
(Walker, 1859)
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Palpita jansei
''Palpita jansei'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1977. It is found in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is an island country in Oceania that ...
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Munroe, 1977
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Palpita javanica''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita junctalis''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita kimballi''
Munroe, 1959
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Palpita kiminensis
''Palpita kiminensis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jagbir Singh Kirti and H. S. Rose in 1992. It is found in north-eastern India, China (Hainan, Yunnan), Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Sumatra and northern Au ...
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Kirti & Rose, 1992
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Palpita laciniata''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita lanceolata''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita lautopennis''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita limbata''
(Butler, 1886)
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Palpita lobisignalis''
(Hampson, 1918)
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Palpita longissima''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita luzonica''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita magniferalis''
(Walker, 1861)
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Palpita majorina''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita margaritacea''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita marginalis''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita maritima''
Sullivan & Solis, 2013
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Palpita masuii''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita melanapicalis''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita metallata''
(Fabricius, 1781)
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Palpita micronesica''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita microptera''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita minuscula
''Palpita minuscula'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1996. It is found in China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a pop ...
''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita monomaculalis''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita munroei''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita nigricollis''
(Snellen, 1895)
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Palpita nigropunctalis
''Palpita nigropunctalis'', the lilac pyralid, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern Asia, including China (Hebei, Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Zhejiang, Henan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Shaanxi), Taiwan, Korea, Japa ...
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(Bremer, 1864)
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Palpita nonfraterna''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita notabilis''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita oblita''
(Moore, 1888)
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Palpita obsolescens''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita ocelliferalis''
(Hampson, 1912)
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Palpita ochrocosta''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita pajnii''
Kirti & Rose, 1992
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Palpita pallescens''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita palpifulvata''
Kirti & Rose, 1992
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Palpita pandurata''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita parvifraterna''
Inoue, 1999
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Palpita paulianalis
''Palpita paulianalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Madagascar
Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and numerous smaller peripheral islands. ...
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(Marion & Viette, 1956)
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Palpita perlucidalis''
Inoue, 1999
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Palpita persicalis''
(Amsel, 1951)
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Palpita persimilis''
Munroe, 1959
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Palpita perunionalis''
Inoue, 1994
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Palpita phaealis''
(Hampson, 1913)
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Palpita picticostalis''
(Hampson, 1896)
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Palpita pilosalis''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita postundulata''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita pratti
''Palpita pratti'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Indonesia ( Seram and Sumatra) and Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Austr ...
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(Janse, 1924)
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Palpita pudicalis''
(Kenrick, 1907)
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Palpita pulverulenta''
(Hampson, 1918)
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Palpita punctalis''
(Warren, 1896)
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Palpita quadristigmalis''
(Guenée, 1854)
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Palpita quasiannulata''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita rhodocosta''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita roboralis''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita robusta''
(Moore, 1888)
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Palpita rotundalis''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita seitzialis''
(E. Hering, 1903)
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Palpita sejunctalis''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita semifraterna''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita semimicroptera''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita seminigralis''
(Hampson, 1899)
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Palpita shafferi''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita simplicissima''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita sphenocosma
''Palpita sphenocosma'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1894. It is found in Indonesia on Borneo
Borneo () is the List of islands by area, third-largest island in the world, with an area of , and popu ...
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(Meyrick, 1894)
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Palpita spilogramma''
(Meyrick, 1934)
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Palpita spinosa''
Clayton, 2008
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Palpita stenocraspis''
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Palpita subillustrata
''Palpita subillustrata'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hiroshi Inoue in 1997. It is found in the Philippines (Palawan
Palawan (, ), officially the Province of Palawan (; ), is an archipelagic province of the Phi ...
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Inoue, 1997
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Palpita submarginalis
''Palpita submarginalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Malaysia and Indonesia (Java
Java is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to ...
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(Walker, 1866)
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Palpita syleptalis''
(Hampson, 1899)
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Palpita tenuijuxta''
Inoue, 1996
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Palpita travassosi
''Palpita travassosi'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1959. It is found in São Paulo
São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state ...
''
Munroe, 1959
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Palpita trifurcata''
Munroe, 1959
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Palpita triopis''
(Hampson, 1912)
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Palpita tsisabiensis''
Maes, 2004
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Palpita uedai''
Inoue, 1997
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Palpita varii
''Palpita varii'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1977. It is found in Seram
Seram (formerly spelled Ceram; also Seran or Serang) is the largest and main island of Maluku province of Indonesia, de ...
''
Munroe, 1977
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Palpita venatalis''
(Schaus, 1920)
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Palpita viettei''
Munroe, 1959
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Palpita viriditinctalis''
(Hampson, 1918)
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Palpita vitiensis''
Clayton, 2008
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Palpita vitrealis
''Palpita vitrealis'', common name jasmine moth or white pearl, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.
Distribution
This species occurs worldwide, including Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Gambia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa),Asia, Austr ...
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(Rossi, 1794)
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Palpita warrenalis''
(Swinhoe, 1894)
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Palpita xanthyalinalis''
(Hampson, 1899)
Former species
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Palpita aequorea''
(Meyrick, 1933)
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Palpita ardealis''
(C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
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Palpita atrisquamalis''
(Hampson, 1912)
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Palpita caecigena''
(Meyrick, 1933)
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Palpita celsalis''
(Walker, 1859)
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Palpita guttulosa''
(Walker, 1863)
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Palpita iospora''
(Meyrick, 1936)
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Palpita marginata
''Parotis marginata'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is known from south-east Asia, including India, Bangladesh and China, as well as Fiji, Japan and Australia, where it is known from the Northern Territory and Queensland.
Th ...
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(Hampson, 1893)
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Palpita rubritactalis''
(Hampson, 1918)
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Palpita schroederi''
(Strand, 1912)
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Palpita tritonalis''
(Snellen, 1895)
Status unknown
*''Palpita nivea''
(Linnaeus, 1767), originally described as ''Phalaena'' (''Noctua'') ''nivea'' from either Norway or South America.
[ Retrieved April 23, 2018.]
References
* , 1994: Two new species of the genus ''Palpita'' Hübner from southeast Asia (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). ''Tyô to Ga'' 45 (2): 97–104. Full article
* , 1996: Revision of the genus ''Palpita'' Hübner (Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Eastern Palaearctic, Oriental and Australian Region. Part 1. ''Tinea'' 15 (1): 12–46.
* , 1997: Revision of the genus ''Palpita'' Hübner (Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Eastern Palaearctic, Oriental and Australian Region. Part 2. ''Tinea'' 15 (2): 131–181.
* , 1999: Revision of the genus ''Palpita'' Hübner (Crambidae: Pyraustinae) from the Eastern Palaearctic, Oriental and Australian Region. Part 3. ''Tinea'' 16 (1): 52–60.
* , 1992: Studies on Indian species of the genus ''Palpita'' Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). ''Journal of Entomological Research'' 16 (1): 62–77.
* , 1952: The ''Illibalis'' Group of the genus ''Palpita'' Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). ''The Canadian Entomologist'' 84: 43–55.
* , 1959: New species and subspecies of ''Palpita'' (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). ''The Canadian Entomoligist'' 91: 641–650.
* , 1977: Two species of ''Palpita'' Hübner described by Janse, with descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). ''The Canadian Entomologist'' 109 : 67–76.
* , 2013: A new species of ''Palpita'' (Crambidae, Spilomelinae) from the coastal plains of southeastern United States. ''Zookeys'' 64: 3–9. Abstract and full article: .
* , 2005: A taxonomic study on ''Palpita'' Hübner from China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae: Spilomelini). ''Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica'' 30 (1): 144–149. Abstract and full article
.
External links
Crambidae genus listat ''Butterflies and Moths of the World'' of the Natural History Museum
on the
University of Florida, UF /
IFAS Featured Creatures website.
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Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Jacob Hübner