Peniculimius is a grass moth genus (family Crambidae) of subfamily Crambinae; its relationships within the latter group remain obscure. Some authors have placed it in the snout moth family (Pyralidae), where all grass moths were once also included, but this seems to be in error.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Diptychophorini |
| Genus: | Peniculimius Schouten, 1994[1] |
Species
edit- Peniculimius acehi Schouten, 1994
- Peniculimius api Schouten, 1994
- Peniculimius captus Schouten, 1994
- Peniculimius crassus Schouten, 1994
- Peniculimius fructus Schouten, 1994
- Peniculimius marginata Gaskin, 1974
- Peniculimius moorei Gaskin, 1974
- Peniculimius ravus Schouten, 1994
References
edit- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.