Desmia tages Cramer, 1777
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Desmia tages Cramer, 1777
- Name authority
- Cramer, 1777
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Desmia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyPyraloidea
- familyCrambidae
- subfamilySpilomelinae
- genusDesmia Westwood, 1832
- speciesDesmia tages Cramer, 1777
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Desmia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Desmia aclistalis Dyar, 1914 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmia albitarsalis Hampson, 1917 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmia anitalis Schaus, 1920 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmia bajulalis Guenée, 1854 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmia benealis Schaus, 1920 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmia bifidalis Hampson, 1912 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmia bourguignoni Ghesquière, 1942 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmia chryseis Hampson, 1898 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmia cristinae Schaus, 1912 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmia crudalis Walker, 1865 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmia dentipuncta Hampson, 1912 | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Desmia discrepans (Butler, 1887) | CrambidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Desmia propinqualis Möschler, 1880 Möschler, 1880 | synonym |
| Desmia sertorialis Herrich-Schäffer, 1871 Herrich-Schäffer, 1871 | synonym |
| Desmia tagesalis Guenée, 1854 Guenée, 1854 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Cramer. (1777). Uitlandsche Kapellen, voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen Asia, Africa en America, by een verzameld en bescreeven. 2. http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/95175#page/10/mode/2upSource fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3529Y. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.