Ravanoa

Ravanoa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Ravanoa

Moore, 1885
Species:
R. xiphialis
Binomial name
Ravanoa xiphialis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Zebronia xiphialis Walker, 1859
  • Zebronia bilineolalis Walker, [1866]

Ravanoa is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Frederic Moore in 1885.[1] It contains only one species, Ravanoa xiphialis, described by Francis Walker in 1859, which is found in Sri Lanka, Myanmar and on Borneo.[2][3]

  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (ed.). "Ravanoa Moore, [1885]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 26, 2018. Note: As of February 2018, Savela has the specific name misspelled as xiphilais.
  3. ^ Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Ravanoa Moore, 1885". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved October 12, 2020.