Glaphyriinae is a

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

of the

lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...

n family

Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...

. It was described by William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes in 1923. The subfamily currently comprises 509 species in 75 genera. The larvae of Glaphyriinae predominantly feed on plants of the order

Brassicales The Brassicales (or Cruciales) are an order (biology), order of flowering plants, belonging to the eurosids II group of dicotyledons under the APG II system. One character common to many members of the order is the production of glucosinolate (mu ...

and are able to digest the

glucosinolate Glucosinolates are natural components of many pungent plants such as mustard, cabbage, and horseradish. The pungency of those plants is due to mustard oils produced from glucosinolates when the plant material is chewed, cut, or otherwise damaged. T ...

s contained in these plants.

Genera

*'' Abegesta'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Achantodes'' Guenée, 1852 *'' Aenigmodes'' Amsel, 1957 (= ''Aenigma'' Amsel, 1956) *'' Aethiophysa'' Munroe, 1964 *''

Agastya Agastya ( kn, ಅಗಸ್ತ್ಯ, ta, அகத்தியர், sa, अगस्त्य, te, అగస్త్యుడు, ml, അഗസ്ത്യൻ, hi, अगस्त्य) was a revered Indian sage of Hinduism. In the I ...

'' Moore, 1881 (= ''Agastia'' Moore, 1881) *'' Aureopteryx'' Amsel, 1956 *'' Catharia'' Lederer, 1863 *'' Cereophagus'' Dyar, 1922 *''

Chalcoela ''Chalcoela'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Species *'' Chalcoela iphitalis'' (Walker, 1859) *''Chalcoela pegasalis ''Chalcoela pegasalis'', the wasp parasitizer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Franc ...

'' Zeller, 1872 *'' Chilomima'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Chilozela'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Contortipalpia'' Munroe, 1964 *''

Cosmopterosis ''Cosmopterosis'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. Species *''Cosmopterosis hispida'' Solis in Solis, Metz & Janzen, 2009 *''Cosmopterosis jasonhalli'' Solis in Solis, Metz & Janzen, 2009 *''Cosmopterosis spatha'' Solis in Solis, Metz ...

'' Amsel, 1956 *'' Dichochroma'' Forbes, 1944 *'' Dicymolomia'' Zeller, 1872 (= ''Bifalculina'' Amsel, 1956) *'' Eupoca'' Warren, 1891 *'' Eustixia'' Hübner, 1823 (= ''Thelcteria'' Lederer, 1863, ''Thlecteria'' Dyar, 1925) *''

Evergestis ''Evergestis'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. A number of species are pests, including the cross-striped cabbageworm (''E. rimosalis''), a pest of cole crops such as cabbage.Sparks, A. and D. G. Ri ...

'' Hübner, 1825 *'' Gonodiscus'' Warren, 1891 *'' Homophysodes'' Dyar, 1914 *'' Lativalva'' Amsel, 1956 *'' Lipocosma'' Lederer, 1863 (= ''Clarkeiodes'' Amsel, 1957, ''Clarkeia'' Amsel, 1956, ''Lipocosmopsis'' Munroe, 1964) *'' Lipocosmodes'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Lissophanes'' Warren, 1891 *'' Macreupoca'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Nephrogramma'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Parambia'' Dyar, 1914 *'' Paregesta'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Plumegesta'' Munroe, 1972 *''

Psephis ''Psephis'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems w ...

'' Guenée, 1854 *'' Pseudoligostigma'' Strand, 1920 (= ''Heptalitha'' Munroe, 1964) *'' Schacontia'' Dyar, 1914 *'' Scybalista'' Lederer, 1863 *'' Scybalistodes'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Stegea'' Munroe, 1964 (= ''Egesta'' Ragonot, 1891) *'' Upiga'' Capps, 1964 *'' Vinculopsis'' Amsel, 1957 (= ''Vincularia'' Amsel, 1956) *'' Xanthophysa'' Munroe, 1964 Tribe Dichogamini Amsel, 1956 *'' Alatuncusia'' Amsel, 1956 *'' Alatuncusiodes'' Munroe, 1974 *'' Dichogama'' Lederer, 1863 (= ''Carbaca'' Walker, 1866) Tribe Glaphyriini Forbes, 1923 *'' Glaphyria'' Hübner, 1823 (= ''Berdura'' Möschler, 1886, ''Glaphria'' Fernald, 1903, ''Homophysa'' Guenée, 1854) *'' Hellula'' Guenée, 1854 (= ''Ashwania'' Pajni & Rose, 1977, ''Oeobia'' Hübner, 1825, ''Oebia'' Hübner, 1825, ''Phyratocosma'' Meyrick, 1936)

References

* , 2012: "A molecular phylogeny for the pyraloid moths (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea) and its implications for higher-level classification". ''Systematic Entomology''. 37 (4): 635–656. Abstract: . * 2009
"Transfer of All Western Hemisphere Cybalomiinae to Other Subfamilies (Crambidae: Pyraloidea: Lepidoptera): ''Elusia'' Schaus, ''Dichochroma'' Forbes, ''Schacontia'' Dyar, ''Cybalomia extorris'' Warren, and ''C. lojanalis'' (Dognin)"
''Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington''. 111 (2): 493–504. * & , 1998b
"Review of the Costa Rican Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)"
''Journal of the New York Entomological Society''. 106 (1): 1-55. * , 2009: "Phylogenetic Analysis of ''Cosmopterosis'' (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Glaphyriinae) with Discussions on Male Secondary Sexual Characters and Larval Feeding on ''Capparis'' (Capparaceae) in the Pyraloidea and Lepidoptera (Insecta)". ''Annals of the Entomological Society of America'' 102 (5): 766–784. Abstract: . {{Taxonbar, from=Q1529272 Crambidae