''Udeoides'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
snout moths of the
subfamily Spilomelinae
Spilomelinae is a very species-rich subfamily of the lepidopteran family Crambidae, the crambid snout moths. With 4,135 described species in 344 genera worldwide, it is the most speciose group among pyraloids.
Description
Imagines – the adu ...
in the family
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
. The genus was described by Koen Maes in 2006 and distinguished from the related genus ''
Udea
''Udea'' is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée in 1845. The currently known 215 species are present on all continents except Antarctica. About 41 species a ...
''.
All six species are distributed in the
Afrotropical realm.
Species
*''Udeoides bonakandaiensis
''Udeoides bonakandaiensis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Koen V. N. Maes in 2006. It is found in Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République d ...
'' Maes, 2006
*''Udeoides invaginalis
''Udeoides'' is a genus of Pyraloidea, snout moths of the subfamily Spilomelinae in the family Crambidae. The genus was described by Koen Maes in 2006 and distinguished from the related genus ''Udea''. All six species are distributed in the Afrot ...
'' Maes, 2019
*''Udeoides muscosalis
''Udeoides muscosalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Kenya and South Africa.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingt ...
'' (Hampson, 1913)
*''Udeoides nigribasalis
''Udeoides nigribasalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Kenya.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other ...
'' (Hampson, 1913)
*''Udeoides nolalis
''Udeoides nolalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder, Rudolf Felder
Rudolf Felder (2 May 1842 in Vienna – 29 March 1871 in Vienna) was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepi ...
'' (C. Felder, R. Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
*''Udeoides viridis
''Udeoides viridis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Koen V. N. Maes in 2006. It is found in Kenya
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'' Maes, 2006
References
Spilomelinae
Crambidae genera
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