Pyralidae
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{{Taxobox
| color = pink
| name = Pyralidae
| image = Aphomia sociella.jpg
| image_width = 200px
| image_caption = Aphomia sociella
| regnum = Animalia
| phylum = Arthropoda
| classis = Insecta
| ordo = Lepidoptera
| subordo = Ditrysia
| zoodivisio = Microlepidoptera
| superfamilia = Pyraloidea
| familia = Pyralidae
| familia_authority = Latreille, 1802
| type_species = Pyralis farinalis
| type_species_authority = Linnaeus, 1758
| diversity = ? genera
6,150 species
| diversity_link = Lepidopteran diversity
| subdivision_ranks = Subfamilies
| subdivision =
Chrysauginae
Epipaschiinae
Galleriinae
Nymphulinae
Phycitinae
Pyralinae
}}
The Pyralidae or snout-moths are a family of Lepidoptera (moths).
In many classifications, the Crambidae or grass-moths have been treated as a sub-division of the Pyralidae, the combination being one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Munroe & Solis, in Kristensen (1999) retains the Crambidae as a full family.
Harmful Pyralids
- Sunflower moth Homoeosoma nebulella
- Meal Moth Pyralis farinalis - cosmopolitan, larvae infest store grain
- Greater Wax Moth Galleria mellonella - Parasite of bee hives
- Lesser Wax Moth Achroia grisella - Parasite of bee hives
Note that the European Corn Borer Moth Ostrinia nubilalis is located in the Crambidae, which is regarded as a separate family.
