''Theila'' 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 ...
. The genus was erected by
Charles Swinhoe
Colonel Charles Swinhoe (27 August 1838 in CalcuttaAlthough many published sources give 1836, the India Office Records note it as 1838 (), the other year being that of his brother Robert. – 2 December 1923) was an English naturalist and lepido ...
in 1900.
Species
* ''
Theila distributa''
(T. P. Lucas, 1898)
* ''
Theila fusconebulalis
''Theila fusconebulalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hubert Marion in 1954. It is found on Madagascar.
References
Acentropinae
Moths described in 1954
Moths of Madagascar
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''
(Marion, 1954)
* ''
Theila metallosticha''
(Turner, 1938)
* ''
Theila siennata''
(Warren, 1896)
* ''
Theila triplaga''
(Lower, 1903)
Former species
* ''
Theila plicatalis''
(Walker, 1866)
References
Acentropinae
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by Charles Swinhoe
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