Culladia

Culladia is a grass moth genus (family Crambidae) of subfamily Crambinae, tribe Crambini. Some authors have assigned the synonymous taxon Nirmaladia to the snout moth family (Pyralidae), where all grass moths were once also included, but this seems to be in error.

Culladia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Culladia
Moore, 1886[1]
Synonyms
  • Araxes Walker, 1863
  • Crambidion Mabille, 1900
  • Nirmaladia Rose, 1983

Description

Palpi porrect (extending forward), thickly scaled and extending about twice the length of head. Maxillary palpi triangularly scaled. Frons rounded. Antennae of male somewhat thickened and flattened. Spurs long and equal. Forewings long and narrow. Vein 3 from angle of cell and vein 6 from below upper angle. Vein 7 absent, and veins 8 and 9 stalked. Vein 10 and 11 free. Hindwings with vein 3 from near angle of cell. veins 6 and 7 from upper angle and vein 7 anastomosing (fusing) with vein 8.[2]

Species

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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