Taxonomy of Genus Prionapteryx Stephens, 1834
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 98
10110
121799 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Tineina
Stainton, 1857
| 78
8820
104491 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Pyraloidea
Latreille, 1802
Crambid Snout Moths, Pyralid, Pyraloid moths | 4
3711
38371 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Crambidae
Latreille, 1810
Crambid Snout Moths, Grass moth, Grass moths, Shoot Borers | 1752
24022 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Crambinae
Latreille, 1809
Crambine Snout Moths, Crambines | 250
4490 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Ancylolomiini
Ragonot, 1889
| 29
363 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Prionapteryx
Stephens, 1834
| 84 | Species |
Subnodes of Prionapteryx Stephens, 1834 | Species | Prionapteryx achatina Zeller, 1863
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx acreonalis Walker, 1863
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx africalis Hampson, 1896
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx albescens Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx albiceps Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx albicostalis Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx albimaculalis Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx albipennis Butler, 1886
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx albipunctella Marion, 1957 ⇒ Surattha albipunctella
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx albirenella Walker, 1866
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx albistigma Wileman & South, 1918
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx albofascialis Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx albostigmata Rothschild, 1921 ⇒ Surattha albostigmata
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx alikangiella Wileman & South, 1918
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx alternalis Hampson, 1919 ⇒ Surattha africalis
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx amathusia Bassi & Mey, 2011
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx amselella Bleszynski, 1965 ⇒ Surattha amselella
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx annusalis Walker, 1863
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx arenalis Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx argentescens Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx argentesces Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx asirensis Bassi, 2025
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx banaadirensis Bassi, 2013
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx bergii Zeller, 1877
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx brevittalis Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx brevivittalis Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx carmensita BÅ‚eszyÅ„ski, 1970 ⇒ Surattha carmensita
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx cuneolalis Hulst, 1886
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx delectalis Hulst, 1886 ⇒ Prionapteryx achatina
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx delicatella Caradja, 1927
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx delicatellus Caradja, 1927
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx diaperatalis Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx diaplecta Meyrick, 1936
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx diffusilinea Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx eberti Bassi & Mey, 2013
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx elongata Zeller, 1877
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx endoleuca Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx eugraphis Walker, 1863
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx flavipars Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx fuscilella Swinhoe, 1895
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx hedyscopa Lower, 1905
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx helena Bassi, 2013
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx identella Kearfott, 1908
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx indentella Kearfott, 1908
Buffalograss webworm | | | | Species | Prionapteryx invectalis Walker, 1863 ⇒ Prionapteryx thysbesalis
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx lancerotella Rebel, 1892
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx margherita Bleszynski, 1965 ⇒ Surattha margherita
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx mariaeludovicae Lucas, 1945
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx mesozonalis Hampson, 1913
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx moghrebana Lucas, 1954
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx molybdella Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx nebulifera Stephens, 1834
Clouded Grass-veneer, Clouded Veneer, Clouded veneer moth | | | | Species | Prionapteryx neotropicalis Hampson, 1895
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx nephalia Meyrick, 1936
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx nigrifascialis Walker, 1866 ⇒ Surattha nigrifascialis
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx obeliscota Meyrick, 1936 ⇒ Surattha obeliscota
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx ochrifasciata Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx octomaculalis Fernald, 1887
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx phaeomesa Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx plumbealis Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx pretoriella Błeszyński, 1970
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx rubricalis Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx rubrifusalis Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx rufistrigalis Fawcett, 1918 ⇒ Surattha rufistrigalis
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx samaru Bassi, 2025
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx santella Kearfott, 1908
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx scitulella Walker, 1866
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx scitulellus Walker, 1866
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx selenalis Hampson, 1919
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx serpentella Kearfott, 1908
Prionapteryx Moth | | | | Species | Prionapteryx somala Bassi, 2013
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx soudanensis Hampson, 1919 ⇒ Surattha soudanensis
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx spasmatica Meyrick, 1936
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx spinosa Bassi, 2025
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx splendida Bassi & Mey, 2011
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx strioliger Rothschild, 1913 ⇒ Surattha strioliger
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx stroblei Amsel, 1954
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx termia Meyrick, 1885
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx texturella Zeller, 1877
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx thysbesalis Walker, 1863
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx triplecta Meyrick, 1935
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx whiteheadii Wollaston, 1879
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx xylochroa Turner, 1947 ⇒ Prionapteryx diffusilinea
| | | | Species | Prionapteryx yavapai Kearfott, 1908
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Synonyms | Alloea (Turner, 1947) | | Calarina (Walker, 1866) | | Hypotomorpha (Rebel, 1892) | | Loxophantis (Meyrick, 1935) | | Naurace (Bleszynski & Collins, 1962) | | Nuarace (Walker, 1863) | | Pindicitora (Walker, 1863) | | Pindicitra (Shibuya, 1928) | | Platytesia (Strand, 1919) | | Prionopteryx (Zeller, 1863) | | Surattha (Walker, 1863) |
Distribution of Prionapteryx Stephens, 1834 Afghanistan
| Argentina
| Australia
3 Species | Bahrain
| Botswana
| Burundi
| Canada
| China
| Cuba
| Cyprus
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Dominican Republic
| Egypt
| Ethiopia
| Georgia
| Ghana
| India
8 Species | Indonesia
| Iran
| Israel
| Jamaica
| Kenya
| Madagascar
| Mexico
| Morocco
| Mozambique
| Myanmar
| Namibia
| Niger
| Nigeria
| Panama
| Republic South Africa
| Saudi Arabia
| Senegal
| Somalia
| South Sudan
| Sri Lanka
| Sudan
| Taiwan
| Tanzania
| Turkey
| United Arab Emirates
| USA
7 Species | Zimbabwe
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