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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Pyraustinae

Subfamily Pyraustinae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Range · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
unkn moth - Pyrausta tyralis moth on althea shrub - Achyra rantalis Neohelvibotys neohelvialis Southern Pink - Pyrausta inornatalis Raspberry Pyrausta - Pyrausta signatalis moth-27 - Uresiphita reversalis Pyrausta sp. on closely mowed city yard lawn. Moth #1 of 3 - Pyrausta moth at White River Narrows Petroglyphs NV 2023 May 22 - Loxostege munroealis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
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)
Numbers
157 species in 31 genera in our area (1).
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
(2)
(1)

Solis, M. Alma (2007) Phylogenetic studies and modern classification of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) (read online)
Internet References
Moths of the Grenadines - links to pinned adult images (Matthew Barnes)
Works Cited
1.Annotated check list of the Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) of America North of Mexico
Scholtens, B.G., Solis, A.M. 2015. ZooKeys 535: 1–136. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.535.6086.
2.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 21 March, 2005 - 7:58am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Randy Hardy, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 19 March, 2016 - 9:01pm

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