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Pyralinae
The Pyralinae are the typical subfamily of snout moths (family (biology), family Pyralidae) and occur essentially worldwide, in some cases aided by involuntary introduction by humans. They are rather rare in the Americas however, and their diversity in the Australian region is also limited. Altogether, this subfamily includes about 900 described species, but new ones continue to be discovered. Like many of their relatives in the superfamily (zoology), superfamily Pyraloidea, the caterpillar larvae of Pyralinae – and in some cases even the adults – have Evolution, evolved the ability to use unusual foods for nutrition; a few of these can become harmful to humans as pest (organism), pests of stored goods.Solis (2007) Description and ecology This subfamily unites mid-sized to smallish moths with a more or less crypsis, cryptic coloration including most often various hues of brownish colors. Adult females of Pyralinae (except ''Cardamyla'' and ''Embryoglossa'') are charac ...
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Snout Moth
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family (biology), family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian Taxonomic rank, superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe and Maria Alma Solis retain the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea. The wingspans for small and medium-sized species are usually between with variable morphological features. It is a diverse group, with more than 6,000 species described worldwide, and more than 600 species in America north of Mexico, comprising the third largest moth family in North America. At least 42 species have been recorded from North Dakota in the subfamilies of Pyralidae. Relationship with humans Most of these small moths are inconspicuous. Many are economically important pests, including waxwor ...
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Pyralidae
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe and Maria Alma Solis retain the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea. The wingspans for small and medium-sized species are usually between with variable morphological features. It is a diverse group, with more than 6,000 species described worldwide, and more than 600 species in America north of Mexico, comprising the third largest moth family in North America. At least 42 species have been recorded from North Dakota in the subfamilies of Pyralidae. Relationship with humans Most of these small moths are inconspicuous. Many are economically important pests, including waxworms, which are the caterp ...
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Pyralini
The Pyralini are a tribe (biology), tribe of snout moths described by Pierre André Latreille in 1809. They belong to the subfamily Pyralinae, which contains the "typical" snout moths of the Old World and some other regions. The genus list presented here is provisional. They are deemed to represent the lineage around the type species, the meal moth (''Pyralis farinalis''), a somewhat notorious pest (organism), pest of stored cereals and similar goods. Like this species, Pyralini are usually largish snout moths; some are boldly colored (often in bright brown to yellow hues) by standards of their family. Systematics and taxonomy While the Pyralini are a successful radiation even as presently circumscribed, this delimitation is highly provisional. It is very likely that more genera belong here (unknown Pyralinae are still being discovered on a regular basis), and perhaps the group will turn out to be so large or phylogenetically inconsistent that it will be split apart. Pending a de ...
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Grease Moth
''Aglossa cuprina'', the grease moth, is a snout moth, family Pyralidae, described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872. The grease moth is closely related to the genus '' Pyralis'', and as a result, is usually associated with the meal moth, '' Pyralis farinalis''. ''Aglossa cuprina'' ingests grease produced by the bacteria that feed on decaying matter. Taxonomy ''A. cuprina'' was named by German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1872. The specific epithet, ''A. pinguinalis'', its other binomial name, is derived from the Latin, ''pinguinalis'' (greasy). Description The egg of ''A. cuprina'' is an off white rounded oval. During the larval stage, ''A. cuprina'' has a brownish head and greyish body. The ''A. cuprina'' larvae also have black mandibles and a black peritreme (part of the integument of an insect which surrounds the spiracles). They can be distinguished from '' A. caprealis'' larvae by setal differences. The pupae are reddish brown with six curved, hooked seta ...
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Embryoglossa
''Embryoglossa'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Warren in 1896, and is known from Nigeria, Madagascar, and India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since .... Species * '' Embryoglossa aethiopicalis'' Gaede, 1916 * '' Embryoglossa bipuncta'' Hampson, 1903 * '' Embryoglossa submarginata'' (Kenrick, 1917) * '' Embryoglossa variegata'' Warren, 1896 References Pyralinae Pyralidae genera {{Pyralinae-stub ...
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Meal Moth
''Pyralis farinalis'', the meal moth, is a cosmopolitan moth of the family Pyralidae. Its larvae (caterpillars) are pests of certain stored foods, namely milled plant products. It is the type species of the genus '' Pyralis'', and by extension of its entire tribe (Pyralini), subfamily (Pyralinae) and family. Its synanthropic habits were noted even by 18th- and 19th-century naturalists, who described it using terms like ''domesticalis'' ("of home and hearth"), ''fraterna'' ("as close as a brother"), or the currently-valid ''farinalis'' ("of the flour").See references in Savela (2009) At rest, adult moths ( imagines) typically hold the tip of their abdomen at 90° to their body. Their upperwings are fairly colourful by moth standards, and have a wingspan of 18–30 mm. Adults fly from June to August. Adults do not live long after mating and eggs hatch quickly, which leads this moth to have a quick life cycle and be able to produce multiple generations within a single year. ...
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Pyraloidea
The Pyraloidea (pyraloid moths or snout moths) are a moth superfamily containing about 16,000 described species worldwide, and probably at least as many more remain to be described. They are generally fairly small moths, and as such, they have been traditionally associated with the paraphyletic Microlepidoptera. This superfamily used to contain the Hyblaeidae, Thyrididae, Alucitidae (plus Tineodidae), Pterophoridae, and Pyralidae. The first four families are now each split off as a distinct superfamily. Nowadays, Pyralidae are usually split into the Pyralidae sensu stricto and the Crambidae, as both groups have been shown to be monophyletic and a sister group. Some genera (e.g. '' Micronix'' and '' Tanaobela'') still defy easy classification and have been variously assigned to the Crambidae or the Pyralidae. Among all Lepidoptera, pyraloids show the most diverse life history adaptations. The larvae of most species feed on living plants either internally or externally a ...
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Hypotiini
The Hypotiini are a tribe of moths of the family Pyralidae The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyr .... It was described by Thomas Algernon Chapman in 1902 Genera *'' Arsenaria'' Ragonot, 1891 *'' Hypotia'' Zeller, 1847 References Moth tribes * {{Hypotiini-stub ...
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Endotrichini
The Endotrichini are a tribe of moths of the family Pyralidae described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1890. Genera *''Endosimilis'' Whalley, 1961 *''Endotricha'' Zeller, 1847 (= ''Doththa'' Walker, 1859, ''Endotrichodes'' Ragonot, 1891, ''Endotrichopsis'' Warren, 1895, ''Messatis'' Walker, 1859, ''Pacoria'' Walker, 1866, ''Paconia'' Walker, 1866, ''Rhisina'' Walker, 1866) *''Larodryas'' Turner, 1922 *''Oenogenes'' Meyrick, 1884 *''Persicoptera'' Meyrick, 1884 (= ''Perisicoptera'' Neave, 1940) References

Endotrichini, Moth tribes Pyralinae, * Taxa named by Émile Louis Ragonot {{Endotrichini-stub ...
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Pyralis Farinalis
''Pyralis farinalis'', the meal moth, is a cosmopolitan moth of the family Pyralidae. Its larvae (caterpillars) are pests of certain stored foods, namely milled plant products. It is the type species of the genus '' Pyralis'', and by extension of its entire tribe (Pyralini), subfamily (Pyralinae) and family. Its synanthropic habits were noted even by 18th- and 19th-century naturalists, who described it using terms like ''domesticalis'' ("of home and hearth"), ''fraterna'' ("as close as a brother"), or the currently-valid ''farinalis'' ("of the flour").See references in Savela (2009) At rest, adult moths ( imagines) typically hold the tip of their abdomen at 90° to their body. Their upperwings are fairly colourful by moth standards, and have a wingspan of 18–30 mm. Adults fly from June to August. Adults do not live long after mating and eggs hatch quickly, which leads this moth to have a quick life cycle and be able to produce multiple generations within a single year. ...
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Endotricha Flammealis 20050724 081 Part
''Endotricha'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847. Species *The ''flammealis'' species group ** '' Endotricha consocia'' (Butler, 1879) ** '' Endotricha flammealis'' (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) ** '' Endotricha ragonoti'' Christoph, 1893 *The ''theonalis'' species group ** '' Endotricha decessalis'' Walker, 1859 ** '' Endotricha theonalis'' (Walker, 1859) *The ''occidentalis'' species group ** '' Endotricha occidentalis'' Hampson, 1916 ** '' Endotricha hemicausta'' Turner, 1904 ** '' Endotricha melanchroa'' Turner, 1911 *The ''icelusalis'' species group ** '' Endotricha kuznetzovi'' Whalley, 1963 ** '' Endotricha flavofascialis'' (Bremer, 1864) ** '' Endotricha icelusalis'' (Walker, 1859) ** '' Endotricha trichophoralis'' Hampson, 1906 *The ''luteogrisalis'' species group ** '' Endotricha affinitalis'' (Hering, 1901) ** '' Endotricha consobrinalis'' Zeller, 1852 ** '' Endotricha ellisoni'' Whalley, 1963 ** '' Endotricha loricata' ...
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