Pyralidae - Definition and Overview

Pyralidae
Aphomia sociella (Pyralidae)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Subkingdom: Metazoa Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta Subclass: Pterygota Infraclass: Neoptera Superorder: Endopterygota Order: Lepidoptera Suborder: Ditrysia Division: Microlepidoptera Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: Pyralidae
Author:	Latreille, 1802
Type species:	Pyralis farinalis
Diversity:	? genera 6,150 species
Subfamilies
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