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.
Species La benepunctalis (Peru) La cerveza (USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas) (its binomial name means "The beer" in Spanish) La cucaracha (Bolivia) (its binomial name means "The cockroach" in Spanish) La florenciae (Ecuador: Galápagos islands) La galapagensis (Ecuador: Galápagos islands) La grisea (Ecuador: Galápagos islands) La paloma (Colombia) (its binomial name means "The dove" in Spanish) La paquitae (Ecuador: Galápagos islands) La wagneuri (Ecuador: Galápagos islands)
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