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PYRALIDAE (grass and meal moths)

Records (and photo sets)

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

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #refs #webs
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

The leaf and stem mines of British flies and oher insects (TEST VERSION): http://www.ukflymines.co.uk (leaf/stem mining species) Web Site/Page

PYRALIDAE may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)
DITRYSIA
(the major suborder of moths)
PYRALOIDEA
(grass and meal moths)

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) Foreign Belshaw, R., 1993

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

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)

References

Belshaw, R., 1993 Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)
Waterhouse, G.M. & Brady, B.L., 1982 Key to the Species of Entomophthora sensu lato

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