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Pleuroptya Meyrick, 1890

Higher taxa:	Crambidae (family)/ Spilomelinae (subfamily)/ Agroterini (tribe)/ Pleuroptya (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	Meyrick, 1890
Citation:	Pleuroptya, n. g.
Taxon remarks:	Type species: Botys aurantiacalis Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840. Abbildungen zur Berichtigung und Ergänzung der Schmetterlingskunde, besonders der Microlepidopterologie als Supplement zu Treitschke's und Hübner's europaeischen Schmetterlingen, mit erläuterndem Text: 213; pl. 75, fig. 3. By monotypy. Synonymised with Patania by Kirti & Gill (2007: 265). Retrieved from synonymy by Y. Matsui et al. (2026: 527 – https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5802.3.5).
Publication:	Meyrick E. 1890a. On the classification of the Pyralidina of the European fauna.
Journal:	Transactions of the entomological Society of London
Volume:	1890
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Pagination:	443–444
URL:	https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14679002

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Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Pleuroptya aegrotalis (Zeller, 1852)	(Zeller, 1852)	species	Accepted	Botys aegrotalis
Pleuroptya africalis Leraut, 2005	Leraut, 2005	species	Synonym	Pleuroptya africalis
Pleuroptya aurantiacalis (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840)	(Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1840)	species	Synonym	Botys aurantiacalis
Pleuroptya aurea (Butler, 1879)	(Butler, 1879)	species	Synonym	Botys aurea
Pleuroptya balteata (Fabricius, 1798)	(Fabricius, 1798)	species	Accepted	Phalaena balteata
Pleuroptya crocealis (Duponchel, 1834)	(Duponchel, 1834)	species	Synonym	Botys crocealis
Pleuroptya desmialis (Walker, 1866)	(Walker, 1866)	species	Synonym	Nagia desmialis
Pleuroptya evergestialis (Strand, 1918)	(Strand, 1918)	species	Synonym	Syllepte evergestialis
Pleuroptya faecalis (Strand, 1918)	(Strand, 1918)	species	Synonym	Pyrausta faecalis
Pleuroptya imbutalis (Walker, 1866)	(Walker, 1866)	species	Synonym	Botys imbutalis
Pleuroptya impuralis (Warren, 1896)	(Warren, 1896)	species	Synonym	Gadessa impuralis
Pleuroptya irregularis (Rothschild, 1915)	(Rothschild, 1915)	species	Synonym	Syllepte irregularis
Pleuroptya mysisalis (Walker, 1859)	(Walker, 1859)	species	Accepted	Botys mysisalis
Pleuroptya mysissalis (Hampson, 1890)	(Hampson, 1890)	species	Misapplied	Patania mysissalis
Pleuroptya mysolalis (Walker, 1866)	(Walker, 1866)	species	Synonym	Botys mysolalis
Pleuroptya orbiscularis (Seizmair, 2024)	(Seizmair, 2024)	species	Accepted	Patania orbiscularis
Pleuroptya paleacalis (Guenée, 1854)	(Guenée, 1854)	species	Accepted	Botys paleacalis
Pleuroptya quadrimaculalis (Kollar, 1844)	(Kollar, 1844)	species	Accepted	Scopula quadrimaculalis
Pleuroptya rhomboidalis (Seizmair, 2024)	(Seizmair, 2024)	species	Accepted	Patania rhomboidalis
Pleuroptya sabinusalis (Walker, 1859)	(Walker, 1859)	species	Accepted	Botys sabinusalis
Pleuroptya sublituralis (Walker, 1866)	(Walker, 1866)	species	Synonym	Botys sublituralis
Pleuroptya taihokualis (Strand, 1918)	(Strand, 1918)	species	Synonym	Syllepte taihokualis
Pleuroptya tchadalis Leraut, 2005	Leraut, 2005	species	Accepted	Pleuroptya tchadalis

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Loxoscia Warren, 1890	Warren, 1890	genus	Synonym