La (moth)
Genus of moths
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La is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Stanisław Błeszyński in 1966, and found in the Americas. There are currently nine species in the genus. Three of them have been given punning names.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | La Bleszynski, 1966[1] |
Species
- La benepunctalis (Hampson, 1919) (Peru)
- La cerveza Landry, 1995 (USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas) (its binomial name means "The beer" in Spanish)
- La cucaracha Bleszynski, 1966 (Bolivia) (its binomial name means "The cockroach" in Spanish)
- La florenciae Landry & Léger, 2024 (Ecuador: Galápagos islands)[2]
- La galapagensis Landry & Léger, 2024 (Ecuador: Galápagos islands)[2]
- La grisea Landry & Léger, 2024 (Ecuador: Galápagos islands)[2]
- La paloma Bleszynski, 1966 (Colombia) (its binomial name means "The dove" in Spanish)
- La paquitae Landry & Léger, 2024 (Ecuador: Galápagos islands)[2]
- La wagneuri Landry & Léger, 2024 (Ecuador: Galápagos islands)[2]
