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Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758

Pyralis Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 533, TS: Phalaena farinalis Linnaeus
Aletes Rafinesque, 1815; 129 (nom. nud.)

= ; [AUCL]; [GlobIZ]

Ceropsina Rafinesque, 1815; 129 (nom. nud.)

= ; [AUCL]; [GlobIZ]

Spyrella Rafinesque, 1815; 129 (repl. name)

= ; [GlobIZ]

Asopia Treitschke, 1828; Schmett. Eur. 6 (2): 316, TS: Phalaena farinalis Linnaeus

= ; Hampson, 1896, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1896 (4) : 507; [NACL, 78]; [AUCL]; [GlobIZ]

Sacatia Walker, 1863; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 27: 123, TS: Sacatia laudatella Walker

= ; Hampson, 1896, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1896 (4) : 507; [NACL, 78]; [AUCL]; [GlobIZ]

Eutrichodes Warren, 1891; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 7 (42): 498, TS: Pyralis ravolalis Walker

= ; Hampson, 1896, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1896 (4) : 507; [NACL, 78]

Eutrichodes (Pyralinae) ; [GlobIZ]
Pyralis (Pyralinae) ; Hampson, 1896, Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1896 (4) : 507; [NACL, 78]
Pyralis (Pyralini) ; Solis & Shaffer, 1999, J. Lep. Soc. 53 (1): 8
Pyralis (Pyralini) ; [AUCL]; [GlobIZ]

Pyralis regalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Pyralis regalis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Pyralis regalis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]

Pyralis lienigialis (Zeller, 1843)

Pahnakoisa Northern Meal Moth
Pyralis lienigialis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Pyralis lienigialis, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]

Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758

Komerokoisa Lesekoisa Meal Moth
Asopia domesticalis Zeller, 1847

= ; [AUCL]

Pyralis fraterna Butler, 1879

= ; [NACL, #5510]; [AUCL]

Pyralis manihotalis Matsumura, 1900; (not Guenée, 1854)
Pyralis meridionalis Schmidt, 1934

= ; [AUCL]

sardoplumbea Schawerda, 1936

= ; [AUCL]

marianii Hartig, 1951

= ; [AUCL]

Pyralis orientalis Amsel, 1961

= ; [AUCL]

Pyralis farinalis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Pyralis farinalis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Pyralis farinalis, Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images [Lynn Scott]
Pyralis farinalis, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Pyralis farinalis, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Pyralis farinalis, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Pyralis farinalis, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Pyralis farinalis, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Pyralis farinalis ; [NACL, #5510]; [AUCL]; Solis & Shaffer, 1999

962x659 (~107Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 16.8.2010 (36°25'E, 56°00'N), Photo © D. Smirnov

Larva on (in barns and stables)

Pyralis caustica (Meyrick, 1884)

AU. See [About maps] Asopia caustica Meyrick, 1884
Pyralis caustica ; [AUCL]

Pyralis pictalis (Curtis, 1834)

AU, Java, Ceylon. See [About maps] Asopia pictalis Curtis, 1834
Pyralis pronoealis Walker, 1859; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 19: 906

= ; [AUCL]

Myelois bractiatella Walker, 1863

= ; [AUCL]

Pyralis elachia Butler, 1879

= ; [AUCL]

Pyralis pictalis ; [AUCL]

2.8.2010 (12)

References:

[AUCL]

Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996; Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia; CSIRO, Australia

[About maps]

Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.

[BAMONA]

Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[Don Herbison-Evans]

and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans

[GALEPS]

Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm

[GlobIZ]

Global information system on pyraloidea; GlobIZ; Globales Informtationssystem Zünslerfalter; Note This information is not automatically synchronized with GlobIZ and can sometimes be lagging behind.

[Ian Kimber]

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/

[Lynn Scott]

Moths of the Ottawa Area; Lynn Scott's Lepidoptera Images

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MPG]

North American Moth Photographers Group

[NACL]

Hodges, 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

Some related literature:

Hampson, 1896

On the classification of the three subfamilies of Moths of the family Pyraliidae: The Epipaschiinae, Endorichiinae and Pyralidae Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1896 (4) : 451-550

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824

Solis & Shaffer, 1999

Contribution towards the study of the Pyralinae: historical review, morphology, and nomenclature J. Lep. Soc. 53 (1): 1-10

Walker, 1859

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Supplement List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 16: 1-253 ([1859]), 17: 255-508 (1859), 18: 509-798 (1859), 19: 799-1036 (1859)

Walker, 1863

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 27: 1-286 (1863), 28: 287-562 (1863), 29: 563-835 (1864), 30: 837-1096 (1864)

Warren, 1891

Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Pyralidae contained in the British Museum Collection Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 7 (41): 423-437, 7 (42): 494-501, 8 (43): 61-70

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