Penestola
Möschler, 1890
Species Guides
1- Penestola bufalis(Black Penestola Moth)
Penestola is a of in the Crambidae, established by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. The genus contains three described : Penestola bufalis, P. simplicialis, and P. stercoralis. The taxonomic status of Penestola remains unsettled; some sources treat it as a valid genus within Spilomelinae, while others regard it as a synonym of Piletocera. Members of this genus are small to medium-sized crambid moths.
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Similar Taxa
- PiletoceraPenestola has been treated as a synonym of Piletocera in some taxonomic databases, including Catalogue of Life and GBIF. The two share placement (Spilomelinae) and similar morphological features typical of this group. Distinguishing characteristics between the genera, if valid, remain poorly documented in accessible literature.