''Agriphila'' is a

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of small

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

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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 ...

. It was first described by

Jacob Hübner Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology. Scientific career Hübner was the author of '' ...

in 1825. They are common across

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and in adjacent regions. Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not widely recognized until the mid-20th century. Consequently, most

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were initially placed in the closely related genus '' Crambus''.See references in Savela (2005)

Species

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Agriphila aeneociliella ''Agriphila aeneociliella'', the eastern grass veneer, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found from Denmark, Poland, Ukraine and Romania through Russia to Manchuria, northern China, Korea and Japan. The wingspan The wingspa ...

'' (Eversmann, 1844) * ''

Agriphila anceps ''Agriphila'' is a genus of small moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. They are common across temperate Eurasia and in adjacent regions. Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not wi ...

'' (Grote, 1880) * ''

Agriphila argentea ''Agriphila argentea'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Graziano Bassi in 1999. It is found in Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situ ...

'' Bassi, 1999 * ''

Agriphila argentistrigella ''Agriphila argentistrigellus'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in France, Spain and on Sicily, as well as in North Africa, including Morocco, Libya and Algeria. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or ...

'' (Ragonot in de Joannis & Ragonot, 1889) * ''

Agriphila atlantica ''Agriphila atlanticus'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found on Madeira Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (), is an autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous region of Portugal. It is an arch ...

'' (T. V. Wollaston, 1858) * '' Agriphila attenuata'' (Grote, 1880) * ''

Agriphila beieri ''Agriphila beieri'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1953. It is found on Crete and Cyprus, as well as in Russia, Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic o ...

'' Błeszyński, 1955 * ''

Agriphila biarmicus ''Agriphila biarmicus'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae first described by Johan Martin Jakob von Tengström in 1865. It is found in Fennoscandia, north-western Russia, Estonia, Latvia and in the Alps of Switzerland, Austria and Ita ...

'' (Tengström, 1865) * ''

Agriphila biothanatalis ''Agriphila biothanatalis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Oregon. The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults have bee ...

'' (Hulst, 1886) * ''

Agriphila bleszynskiella ''Agriphila bleszynskiella'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1961. It is found in Iran, Afghanistan, and Turkey. References

Crambini Moths described in 1961 Moths of Asia {{Crambini-stub ...

'' Amsel, 1961 * ''

Agriphila brioniella ''Agriphila brioniellus'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Hans Zerny in 1914. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Turkey, Transc ...

'' (Zerny, 1914) (=''

Agriphila vasilevi ''Agriphila brioniellus'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Hans Zerny in 1914. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Turkey, Transc ...

'' Ganev, 1983) * ''

Agriphila cernyi ''Agriphila cernyi'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Ganev in 1985. It is found in Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. ...

'' Ganev, 1985 * ''

Agriphila costalipartella ''Agriphila costalipartella'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1921. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Nevada and Montana.Agriphila cyrenaicella ''Agriphila cyrenaicellus'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in southern Europe; in the Middle East; in northern Africa; and in Central Asia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is th ...

'' (Ragonot, 1887) * ''

Agriphila dalmatinella ''Agriphila dalmatinellus'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae that is known from Europe and Asia. Within Europe, it is found in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia and Greece. In Asia, it is know ...

'' (Hampson, 1900) * ''

Agriphila deliella ''Agriphila deliella'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in most of Europe and North Africa and from Anatolia to Afghanistan. The wingspan is 16–20 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from Augus ...

'' (Hübner, 1813) * ''

Agriphila geniculea ''Agriphila geniculea'', the elbow-striped grass-veneer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1811. Subspecies * ''Agriphila geniculea geniculea'' (Haworth, 1811) (Europe, Algeria) * ''A ...

'' (Haworth, 1811) * ''

Agriphila gerinella ''Agriphila gerinella'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Patrice J.A. Leraut in 2012. It is found in Morocco Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coast ...

'' P. Leraut, 2012 * ''

Agriphila hymalayensis ''Agriphila hymalayensis'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Ganev in 1984. It is found in Pakistan and the south-western Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya ( ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plai ...

'' Ganev, 1984 * ''

Agriphila impurella ''Agriphila'' is a genus of small moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. They are common across temperate Eurasia and in adjacent regions. Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not wi ...

'' (Hampson, 1896) * ''

Agriphila indivisella ''Agriphila'' is a genus of small moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. They are common across temperate Eurasia and in adjacent regions. Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not wi ...

'' (Turati & Zanon, 1922) (='' Agriphila reisseri'' Błeszyński, 1965) * ''

Agriphila inquinatella ''Agriphila'' is a genus of small moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. They are common across temperate Eurasia and in adjacent regions. Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not wi ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * '' Agriphila latistria'' (Haworth, 1811) * ''

Agriphila melike ''Agriphila melike'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Muhabbet Kemal and Ahmet Ömer Koçak in 2004. It is found in Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West ...

'' Kemal & Kocak, 2004 (replacement name for ''A. asiatica'' Ganev & Hacker, 1984) * ''

Agriphila microselasella ''Agriphila microselasella'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1959. It is found in Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West ...

'' Błeszyński, 1959 * ''

Agriphila paleatella ''Agriphila'' is a genus of small moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. They are common across temperate Eurasia and in adjacent regions. Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not wi ...

'' (Zeller, 1847) * ''

Agriphila plumbifimbriella ''Agriphila plumbifimbriella'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1904. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from British Columbia, Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territo ...

'' (Dyar, 1904) * ''

Agriphila poliella ''Agriphila poliellus'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae described by Georg Friedrich Treitschke in 1832. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Benelux, the Iberian Peninsula, Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Norway and Greec ...

'' (Treitschke, 1832) * '' Agriphila ruricolella'' (Zeller, 1863) – lesser vagabond sod webworm moth * ''

Agriphila sakayehamana ''Agriphila sakayehamana'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Shōnen Matsumura in 1925. It is found in Russia's Sakhalinisland and Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the nor ...

'' (Matsumura, 1925) * ''

Agriphila selasella ''Agriphila selasella'' is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1813 and is found in Europe and east across the Palearctic. The wingspan is about 26 mm. The face is slightly prominent. Forewings are ...

'' (Hübner, 1813) * ''

Agriphila straminella ''Agriphila'' is a genus of small moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. They are common across temperate Eurasia and in adjacent regions. Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not wi ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * ''

Agriphila tersella ''Agriphila tersellus'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. The species was described by Julius Lederer in 1855. It is found in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Austria, Croatia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Morocco, Alg ...

'' (Lederer, 1855) * ''

Agriphila tolli ''Agriphila tolli'' is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Bal ...

'' (Błeszyński, 1952) * ''

Agriphila trabeatella ''Agriphila'' is a genus of small moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. They are common across temperate Eurasia and in adjacent regions. Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not wi ...

'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1848) * ''

Agriphila tristella ''Agriphila'' is a genus of small moths of the family Crambidae. It was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. They are common across temperate Eurasia and in adjacent regions. Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not wi ...

'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) * ''

Agriphila undata ''Agriphila undata'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an ...

'' (Grote, 1881) * ''

Agriphila vulgivagella ''Agriphila vulgivagellus'', the vagabond crambus or vagabond sod webworm, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found from Quebec and New England to Florida, west to Texas and north to Alberta. The wingspan is 20–39 mm. Adults are on ...

'' (Clemens, 1860) – vagabond crambus moth

Footnotes

References

External links

"''Agriphila'' Hübner, 1825"
''Fauna Europaea''. Retrieved November 28, 2017. Crambini Crambidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Crambini-stub