Pyralidae
Sceliodes cordalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera (unranked) Obtectomera Superfamily: Pyraloidea Family: Pyralidae Latreille, 1802
Diversity
? genera c.6,150 species
Type species
Pyralis farinalis Linnaeus, 1758
Subfamilies
Acentropinae Chrysauginae Epipaschiinae Galleriinae Phycitinae Pyralinae

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Pyralidae

The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera.

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)^{citation needed} retains the Crambidae as a full family.

Waxworms

Waxworms are the larvae of wax moths.

Harmful Pyralids

• Sunflower Moth, Homoeosoma nebulella
• Indian Meal Moth, Plodia interpunctella - cosmopolitan pests, dining on stored grains, spices, and similar dry vegetable products
• 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 (Ostrinia nubilalis) is located in the Crambidae which, as noted above, is currently regarded as a separate family.

Useful Pyralids

• Alligator Weed Stem Borer, Arcola malloi - a biological pest control agent used against the alligator weed
• Water Veneer, Acentria ephemerella - a biocontrol agent used against Eurasian watermilfoil

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