Subfamily Pyraustinae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

$white jagged fawn colored pyraloidean - Diastictis fracturalis$

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Pyraloidea

Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)

Subfamily Pyraustinae

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Formerly a subfamily of Pyralidae; now considered a subfamily of Crambidae (see Butterflies & Moths of the World)

Identification

Slender body; broad wings as in Geometer moths, but abdomen as long or longer than hind wings (in most Geometers, the abdomen is shorter than the hind wings). Many species are brightly colored and boldly patterned.

Range

Predominantly tropical but represented throughout United States and southern Canada.

Life Cycle

Larvae fold leaves or bore in stems and fruits of food plants.

Print References

(1)

Internet References

Moths of the Grenadines - links to pinned adult images (Matthew Barnes)

Works Cited

1.	Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths By Charles V. Covell

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 21 March, 2005 - 7:58am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 18 November, 2005 - 12:38pm

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