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Chrysauginae
The Chrysauginae are a subfamily of snout moths (family Pyralidae). They are primarily Neotropical and include about 400 described species. Description and ecology The subfamily includes the sloth moths (genera '' Cryptoses'', '' Bradypodicola'' and '' Bradypophila''). The caterpillar larvae of these species feed on the dung of sloths, and adults live in the sloths' fur. Other unusual Chrysauginae caterpillars have been found in Hymenoptera nests and on the spines of caterpillars of the brush-footed butterfly genus '' Automeris''. But usually, their larvae feed on plants, boring into seed, fruits, stems and roots, or rolling and spinning leaves together to form a hideout. While the adults are fairly nondescript, Chrysauginae larvae can usually be recognized unequivocally by the sclerotised ring around seta SD1 of the metathorax. Systematics In 1995, Solis et al. compiled a checklist of Chrysauginae for the Western Hemisphere. However, phylogenetic analyses have not been conducte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parachma Lequettealis
''Parachma lequettealis'' is a moth of subfamily Chrysauginae in the genus '' Parachma''. It was described by Christian Guillermet in 2011, and is found in Gabon, Mauritius, Nigeria, Réunion, French Guiana and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi .... References Moths described in 2011 Chrysauginae Moths of Africa {{Chrysauginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe and Maria Alma Solis retain the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea. The wingspans for small and medium-sized species are usually between with variable morphological features. It is a diverse group, with more than 6,000 species described worldwide, and more than 600 species in America north of Mexico, comprising the third largest moth family in North America. At least 42 species have been recorded from North Dakota in the subfamilies of Pyralidae. Relationship with humans Most of these small moths are inconspicuous. Many are economically important pests, including waxworms, which are the caterpillar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snout Moth
The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera. The latest review by Eugene G. Munroe and Maria Alma Solis retain the Crambidae as a full family of Pyraloidea. The wingspans for small and medium-sized species are usually between with variable morphological features. It is a diverse group, with more than 6,000 species described worldwide, and more than 600 species in America north of Mexico, comprising the third largest moth family in North America. At least 42 species have been recorded from North Dakota in the subfamilies of Pyralidae. Relationship with humans Most of these small moths are inconspicuous. Many are economically important pests, including waxworms, which are the caterpillar lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradypophila
''Bradypophila'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by R. v. Ihering in 1914, and contains the species ''Bradypophila garbei''. It is found in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area .... The forewings are unicolorous dark ochreous. The larvae are associated with tree sloths. References Chrysauginae Monotypic moth genera Moths of South America Pyralidae genera Coprophagous insects {{Chrysauginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cryptoses
''Cryptoses'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1908. Species * ''Cryptoses choloepi ''Cryptoses choloepi'' is a sloth moth in the snout moth family that as an adult lives exclusively in the fur of sloths, mammals found in South and Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Amer ...'' Dyar, 1908 * '' Cryptoses rufipictus'' Bradley, 1982 * '' Cryptoses waagei'' Bradley, 1982 References Chrysauginae Pyralidae genera {{Chrysauginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahyalosticta
''Ahyalosticta'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Pyralidae described by Hans Georg Amsel Hans Georg Amsel (29 March 1905 – 20 October 1999) was a German entomologist with four publications ranging from 1951 to 1962. His home town was Cologne, although he frequently was in Kiel. His original job was in the banking industry, and he la ... in 1956. Its single species is ''Ahyalosticta affinialis'' described in the same publication. References Chrysauginae Monotypic moth genera Pyralidae genera Taxa named by Hans Georg Amsel {{Chrysauginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adenopteryx
''Adenopteryx'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Pyralidae. It contains only one species, ''Adenopteryx conchyliatalis'', which is found in Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , relig .... at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' References Chrysauginae Monotypic moth genera[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acutia
''Acutia'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Pyralidae The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyrali .... Its one species is ''Acutia falciferalis'', found in Brazil. at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' References Chrysauginae Monotypic moth genera[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acallis
''Acallis'' is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyrali .... Species *'' Acallis alticolalis'' (Dyar, 1910) *'' Acallis amblytalis'' (Dyar, 1914) *'' Acallis gripalis'' (Hulst, 1886) *'' Acallis xantippe'' (Dyar, 1914) References Chrysauginae Pyralidae genera Taxa named by Émile Louis Ragonot {{Chrysauginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acallidia
''Acallidia'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Pyralidae The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyrali .... Its one species is ''Acallidia dentilinea''. at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' References Chrysauginae Monotypic moth genera[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abaera
''Abaera'' is a genus of moths of the family Pyralidae The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyrali .... Species *'' Abaera aurofusalis'' Hampson, 1906 *'' Abaera chalcea'' Hampson, 1897 *'' Abaera nactalis'' Walker, 1859 References Chrysauginae Pyralidae genera {{Chrysauginae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bradypodicola
''Bradypodicola hahneli'' is a sloth moth in the family Pyralidae that lives exclusively in the fur of the pale-throated three-toed sloth (''Bradypus tridactylus''), a three-toed sloth found in South America. It is the only species of the genus ''Bradypodicola''. While the other sloth moth, ''Cryptoses choloepi'', has a continuously convex front of its head, ''Bradypodicola hahneli'' has a concave shape of the front of its head. The three-toed sloth's fur forms a micro-ecozone inhabited by green algae and hundreds of insects. The fur provides a home and protection for the moth which feeds on the algae. It also deposits its eggs in the droppings of the sloth, where they pupate and hatch, the newly hatched moths flying off to look for another sloth to live on. See also * ''Cryptoses choloepi'' * Sloth moth * Arthropods associated with sloths A large number of arthropods are associated with sloths. These include biting and blood-sucking flies such as mosquitoes and sandflies, tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
