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.

Agriphila
Agriphila straminella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Agriphila
Hübner, [1825][1]
Species

Numerous, see text

Synonyms
  • Agrophila J. L. R. Agassiz, 1847
  • Alisa Ganev & Hacker, 1984

Despite this genus being proposed as early as 1825, it was not widely recognized until the mid-20th century. Consequently, most species were initially placed in the closely related genus Crambus.[2]

Species

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  2. ^ See references in Savela (2005)

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