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Checklist for Tribe Argyractini Lange, 1956
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
3167
10625
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
74
3163
10621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
33
630
1757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Tineina
Stainton, 1857
23
554
1532
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pyraloidea
Latreille, 1802
Crambid Snout Moths, Pyralid, Pyraloid moths
3
392
977
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCrambidae
Latreille, 1810
Crambid Snout Moths, Grass moth, Grass moths, Shoot Borers
241
710
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphulinae
Stephens, 1836
12
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeArgyractini
Lange, 1956
4
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
4 Genera with 20 Species
Neargyractis Lange, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Oxyelophila W. T. M. Forbes, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Petrophila Guilding, 191214SpeciesTaxom
Usingeriessa Lange, 19142SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
20 Species
Neargyractis alemundalis Schaus, 1924
Oxyelophila harpalis Snellen, 1900
Oxyelophila necomalis Dyar, 1914
Oxyelophila puralis Schaus, 1912
Petrophila amethystina Schaus, 1912
Petrophila argyrolepta Dyar, 1914
Petrophila auspicatalis Schaus, 1912
Petrophila cathanalis Schaus, 1924
Petrophila cineralis Schaus, 1906
Petrophila cronialis Druce, 1896
Petrophila esperanzalis Schaus, 1924
Petrophila jaliscalis Schaus, 1906
Petrophila mignonalis Dyar, 1914
Petrophila parvissimalis Schaus, 1912
Petrophila peraltalis Schaus, 1912
Petrophila satanalis (Dyar, 1917)⇒ Petrophila jaliscalis Schaus, 1906
Petrophila tristalis Schaus, 1912
Petrophila triumphalis Schaus, 1912
Usingeriessa onyxalis Hampson, 1897Moth
Usingeriessa symphonalis Dyar, 1914


Links, sources and further information
Argyractini at itis.gov