Suborder:Glossata Infraorder:Heteroneura Superfamily:Pyraloidea
Ref: British Pyralid Moths, Goater, 1986 where the subfamilies included here in Family: Crambidae are considered within Family: Pyralidae
Features common to Superfamily: Pyraloidea (Families Crambidae and Pyralidae)
Key (MBGBI2): Cilia of hindwing shorter than breadth of hindwing; frenulum present; proboscis scaled; hindtibia smooth, maxillary palp present
Hindwing V7&8 fused for some distance beyond cell; Tympanal organs at base of abdomen (a feature shared only with Family:Geometridae)
Slender-bodied; Antennae long, directed backwards at rest; Labial palps usually long, porrect or upturned
Forewing narrow or broadly triangular; hindwing always broad; both pairs of wings with short cilia; Legs long and slender
Crambidae & Pyralidae differ in the presence of a 'praecinctorium', a structure joining the 2 tympanic membranes, in Crambidae and its absence in Pyralidae
Ref: British Pyralid Moths, Goater, 1986 where the subfamilies included here in Family: Crambidae are considered within Family: Pyralidae
Features common to Superfamily: Pyraloidea (Families Crambidae and Pyralidae)
Key (MBGBI2): Cilia of hindwing shorter than breadth of hindwing; frenulum present; proboscis scaled; hindtibia smooth, maxillary palp present
Hindwing V7&8 fused for some distance beyond cell; Tympanal organs at base of abdomen (a feature shared only with Family:Geometridae)
Slender-bodied; Antennae long, directed backwards at rest; Labial palps usually long, porrect or upturned
Forewing narrow or broadly triangular; hindwing always broad; both pairs of wings with short cilia; Legs long and slender
Crambidae & Pyralidae differ in the presence of a 'praecinctorium', a structure joining the 2 tympanic membranes, in Crambidae and its absence in Pyralidae
Subfamily: Galleriinae (2T 5G 6S)
Bee and Wax Moths. Narrow-winged. Associated with hymenopteran nests
Tribe: Tirathabini - Genera: Aphomia (2S), Paralipsa, Corcyra
Tribe: Galleriini - Genera: Achroia, Galleria
Subfamily: Phycitinae (3T 37G +1EX 61S +1EX)
Narrow-winged. Colloquially known as 'knot-horns' after a scale-tuft at the base of the antenna in the males of some species
Tribe: Cryptoblabini - Genus: Cryptoblabes
Tribe: Phycitini - Genera: Selebriopsis, Elegia (2S), Ortholepis, Pyla, Moitrelia, Pempeliella, Delplanqueia, Sciota (3S), Pima, Etiella, Oncocera, Pempelia (2S), Rhodophaea, Dioryctria (4S), Phycita, Hypochalcia, Epischnia, Nephopterix, Acrobasis (6S), Apomyelois (2S), Eurhodope (1EX), Myelois, Gymnancyla, Ancylodes, Zophodia, Eccopisa, Assara, Euzophera (3S), Nyctegretis, Ancylosis (2S), Homoeosoma (3S), Phycitodes (3S), Vitula (2S), Plodia, Ephestia (3S), Cadra (3S)
Tribe: Anerastiini - Genus: Anerastia
Subfamily: Pyralinae (2T 5G 9S)
Broad-winged. Tend to be found in barns, stables etc and to feed on dry plant material eg hay
Tribe: Pyralini - Genera: Synaphe, Pyralis (2S), Aglossa (2S), Hypsopygia (2S)
Tribe: Endotrichini - Genus: Endotricha (1S)
Bee and Wax Moths. Narrow-winged. Associated with hymenopteran nests
Tribe: Tirathabini - Genera: Aphomia (2S), Paralipsa, Corcyra
Tribe: Galleriini - Genera: Achroia, Galleria
Subfamily: Phycitinae (3T 37G +1EX 61S +1EX)
Narrow-winged. Colloquially known as 'knot-horns' after a scale-tuft at the base of the antenna in the males of some species
Tribe: Cryptoblabini - Genus: Cryptoblabes
Tribe: Phycitini - Genera: Selebriopsis, Elegia (2S), Ortholepis, Pyla, Moitrelia, Pempeliella, Delplanqueia, Sciota (3S), Pima, Etiella, Oncocera, Pempelia (2S), Rhodophaea, Dioryctria (4S), Phycita, Hypochalcia, Epischnia, Nephopterix, Acrobasis (6S), Apomyelois (2S), Eurhodope (1EX), Myelois, Gymnancyla, Ancylodes, Zophodia, Eccopisa, Assara, Euzophera (3S), Nyctegretis, Ancylosis (2S), Homoeosoma (3S), Phycitodes (3S), Vitula (2S), Plodia, Ephestia (3S), Cadra (3S)
Tribe: Anerastiini - Genus: Anerastia
Subfamily: Pyralinae (2T 5G 9S)
Broad-winged. Tend to be found in barns, stables etc and to feed on dry plant material eg hay
Tribe: Pyralini - Genera: Synaphe, Pyralis (2S), Aglossa (2S), Hypsopygia (2S)
Tribe: Endotrichini - Genus: Endotricha (1S)
