Pyralidae

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Acrobasis juglandis Le Baron, 1872

Acrobasis juglandis Le Baron, 1872

Acrobasis juglandis Le Baron, 1872

Acrobasis juglandis, the pecan leaf casebearer, is a 18 mm wingspan Pyralidae moth found in North America whose larvae feed on nut trees.

Acrobasis caryivorella Ragonot, 1887

Acrobasis caryivorella Ragonot, 1887

Acrobasis caryivorella Ragonot, 1887

Acrobasis caryivorella, the pecan nursery casemaker, is a snout moth species found in parts of Canada and the eastern US that feeds on Carya and Juglans.

Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)

Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)

Plodia interpunctella (Hübner, 1813)

Plodia interpunctella, the Indian-meal moth, is a widespread stored-grain pest with described life stages and competitive interactions.

Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)

Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)

Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke, 1832)

Etiella zinckenella, the pulse pod borer moth, is a pyralid moth that can be a pest of legumes, found across multiple continents.

Etiella behrii (Zeller, 1848)

Etiella behrii (Zeller, 1848)

Etiella behrii (Zeller, 1848)

Etiella behrii, the lucerne seed web moth, is a migratory sporadic pest of legume seed crops found across Southeast Asia and Australia.

Etiella chrysoporella Meyrick, 1879

Etiella chrysoporella Meyrick, 1879

Etiella chrysoporella Meyrick, 1879

Etiella chrysoporella is a species of snout moth in genus Etiella found in Australia and the Tanimbar Islands.

Eulogia ochrifrontella Zeller, 1875

Eulogia ochrifrontella Zeller, 1875

Eulogia ochrifrontella Zeller, 1875

Eulogia ochrifrontella, the broad-banded eulogia moth, is the only species in the monotypic snout moth genus Eulogia, found across most of North America.

Alophia combustella Herrich-Schäffer, 1852

Alophia combustella Herrich-Schäffer, 1852

Alophia combustella Herrich-Schäffer, 1852

Alophia combustella is the only species of the monotypic snout moth genus Alophia, found across parts of Europe and southern Russia.

Apomyelois bistriatella Hulst, 1887

Apomyelois bistriatella Hulst, 1887

Apomyelois bistriatella Hulst, 1887

Apomyelois bistriatella is a species of snout moth described in 1887, found across North America, northern Europe and Russia.

Bandera binotella Zeller, 1872

Bandera binotella Zeller, 1872

Bandera binotella Zeller, 1872

Bandera binotella is a North American snout moth species described in 1872 by Philipp Christoph Zeller.

Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)

Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)

Ephestia elutella (Hübner, 1796)

Ephestia elutella is a moth with 14–20 mm wingspan that flies in warmer months, larvae feed on stored foods like biscuit and chocolate.

Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879

Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879

Ephestia kuehniella Zeller, 1879

Ephestia kuehniella, the Mediterranean flour moth, is a widespread pest of stored cereal grain products.

Ephestia welseriella Zeller, 1848

Ephestia welseriella Zeller, 1848

Ephestia welseriella Zeller, 1848

Ephestia welseriella is a 18–24 mm wingspan snout moth, whose larvae feed on Allium bulbs, found in parts of Europe and southern Russia.

Ephestia woodiella Richards & Thomson, 1932

Ephestia woodiella Richards & Thomson, 1932

Ephestia woodiella Richards & Thomson, 1932

Ephestia unicolorella is a snout moth species, found across parts of Eurasia and North Africa, whose larvae feed on dried plant matter.

Ephestiodes gilvescentella Ragonot, 1887

Ephestiodes gilvescentella Ragonot, 1887

Ephestiodes gilvescentella Ragonot, 1887

Ephestiodes gilvescentella, the dusky raisin moth, is a North American Pyralidae moth introduced to Hawaii.

Ephestiodes infimella Ragonot, 1887

Ephestiodes infimella Ragonot, 1887

Ephestiodes infimella Ragonot, 1887

Ephestiodes infimella is a small Pyralidae moth native to eastern North America and introduced to Hawaii.

Ephestiodes mignonella Dyar, 1908

Ephestiodes mignonella Dyar, 1908

Ephestiodes mignonella Dyar, 1908

Ephestiodes mignonella is a species of snout moth described in 1908, found in Texas.

Chararica hystriculella Hulst, 1887

Chararica hystriculella Hulst, 1887

Chararica hystriculella Hulst, 1887

Chararica hystriculella is a species of snout moth found in Texas and southern Florida, US.

Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg, 1885)

Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg, 1885)

Cactoblastis cactorum (Berg, 1885)

Cactoblastis cactorum, the cactus moth, is a South American moth used for Opuntia biological control and often invasive elsewhere.

Ortholepis pasadamia Dyar, 1917

Ortholepis pasadamia Dyar, 1917

Ortholepis pasadamia Dyar, 1917

Ortholepis pasadamia is a pyralid moth found in North America whose larvae feed on birch.

Euzophera semifuneralis (Walker, 1863)

Euzophera semifuneralis (Walker, 1863)

Euzophera semifuneralis (Walker, 1863)

Euzophera semifuneralis (American plum borer) is a Pyralidae moth found in North America with a 17–28 mm wingspan.

Euzophera ostricolorella Hulst, 1890

Euzophera ostricolorella Hulst, 1890

Euzophera ostricolorella Hulst, 1890

Euzophera ostricolorella is a Pyralidae moth found in the eastern US whose larvae feed on Liriodendron tulipifera.

Euzophera pinguis Haworth, 1811

Euzophera pinguis Haworth, 1811

Euzophera pinguis Haworth, 1811

Euzophera pinguis, the tabby knot-horn, is a Pyralidae moth found in Europe whose larvae feed on common ash.

Euzophera cinerosella Zeller, 1839

Euzophera cinerosella Zeller, 1839

Euzophera cinerosella Zeller, 1839

Euzophera cinerosella is a 1839-described snout moth species found across parts of Eurasia, whose larvae feed internally on wormwood roots.

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