Pyralidae
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The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in
Pyralis farinalis 01
Sciota uvinella, larva found on sweetgum
SEM microphoto of the head of a snout moth – note the "snout" (labial palps) extending to the upper left above the proboscis
Specimens described by George Hampson in 1899, including some problematic genera.
Pyraloidea
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The Pyraloidea 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
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…
Ostrinia nubilalis 01
Udea rubigalis