BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

PYRALIDAE (grass and meal moths)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Pyralidae?	Larva, cocoon	9 October 2005	Berks	England	4
Pyralidae?	larva	28 September 2005	Berks	England	9

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Acentria nivea Olivier (Water Veneer)		7			4
Genus	Acrobasis	1
Species	Acrobasis repandana Fabricius (a pyralid moth)					1
Genus	Agriphila (a genus of pyralid moths)	3	45
Species	Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth)		20			4
Species	Cataclysta lemnata Linnaeus (Small China-mark)					2
Genus	Catoptria	1
Species	Catoptria falsella Denis & Schiffermuller (a pyralid moth)			5
Species	Chrysoteuchia culmella (Garden Grass Veneer)		14
Genus	Crambus (grass moths)	3	27
Species	Diasema accalis (a pyralid moth)				1
Species	Dioryctria abietella Denis & Schiffermuller (a pyralid moth)		11
Species	Endotricha flammealis Denis & Schiffermuller (a pyralid moth)		5
Genus	Eudonia	1
Species	Eudonia truncicolella Stainton (a pyralid moth)		5
Genus	Eurrhypara (a genus of pyralid moths)	2	10			3
Genus	Euzophera	1
Species	Euzophera pinguis Haworth (a pyralid moth)		3
Genus	Evergestis (a genus of pyralid moths)	2	7			1
Species	Galleria mellonella Linnaeus (Wax Moth)				1
Genus	Homoeosoma	2		2		1
Species	Margaritia sticticalis Linnaeus (a pyralid moth)					1
Species	Mutuuraia terrealis (a pyralid moth)					1
Species	Myelois cribrella Hb. (Thistle Ermine Moth)		11
Species	Nomophila noctuella Denis & Schiffermuller (Rush Veneer Micromoth)		11
Genus	Nymphula	2	14			7
Species	Orthopygia glaucinalis Linnaeus (a pyralid moth)					1
Genus	Pempelia	1
Species	Pempelia obductella (Zeller, 1839) (a pyralid moth)				1	1
Species	Perinephela lancealis (D.&S.)		10
Species	Phycita roborella Denis & Schiffermuller (a pyralid moth)		15	4
Species	Pleuroptya ruralis Scopoli (Mother Of Pearl Moth)		2		1	4
Genus	Pyrausta (a genus of pyralid moths)	3	31	6
Species	Sciota hostilis (Stephens, 1834) (Scarce Aspen Knot-horn)					1
Genus	Scoparia (a genus of pyralid moths)	2	5
Species	Sitochroa palealis Denis & Schiffermuller (a pyralid moth)			2
Species	Sitochroa verticalis Linnaeus (a pyralid moth)					1
Genus	Udea (a genus of pyralid moths)	2	11

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

PYRALIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with PYRALIDAE:

	adult	adult may be infected by	Entomophthora neopyralidarum - an entomophagous fungus (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae)		Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982 [grass moths]
	larva	larva is endoparasitoid host of larva	Eurysthaea scutellaris - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae)		Belshaw, R., 1993

Pyralidae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References