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 Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classifica ...

of the

lepidoptera Lepidoptera ( ) is an order of insects that includes butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 families and 46 superfamilies, 10 percent of the total described speci ...

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 William Trowbridge Merrifield Forbes (April 23, 1885 Westborough – April 12, 1968 Worcester) was an American entomologist who specialized in Lepidoptera and Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superor ...

in 1923. The subfamily currently comprises 509 species in 75 genera. The larvae of Glaphyriinae predominantly feed on plants of the

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of ...

Brassicales The Brassicales (or Cruciales) are an 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 (mustard oil) compo ...

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 damage ...

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 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 ...

'' Zeller, 1872 *''

Chilomima ''Chilomima'' 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 stem ...

'' Munroe, 1964 *''

Chilozela ''Chilozela'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Chilozela trapeziana'', which is found from Costa Rica south to Peru. The larvae feed on the leaves of ''Manihot esculenta ''Manihot esculenta'', ...

'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Contortipalpia'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Cosmopterosis'' Amsel, 1956 *'' Dichochroma'' Forbes, 1944 *''

Dicymolomia ''Dicymolomia'' 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 st ...

'' Zeller, 1872 (= ''Bifalculina'' Amsel, 1956) *''

Eupoca ''Eupoca'' 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 ...

'' Warren, 1891 *''

Eustixia ''Eustixia'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1823. Its only species, ''Eustixia pupula'', the spotted peppergrass moth, described by the same author in the same publication, is found in North Amer ...

'' 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 ''Gonodiscus'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Gonodiscus amplalis'', which is found in Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is ...

'' Warren, 1891 *''

Homophysodes ''Homophysodes'' 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 s ...

'' Dyar, 1914 *''

Lativalva ''Lativalva'' 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 stem ...

'' Amsel, 1956 *''

Lipocosma ''Lipocosma'' 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 ste ...

'' Lederer, 1863 (= ''Clarkeiodes'' Amsel, 1957, ''Clarkeia'' Amsel, 1956, ''Lipocosmopsis'' Munroe, 1964) *''

Lipocosmodes ''Lipocosmodes'' 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 s ...

'' Munroe, 1964 *''

Lissophanes ''Lissophanes'' 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 st ...

'' Warren, 1891 *'' Macreupoca'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Nephrogramma'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Parambia'' Dyar, 1914 *'' Paregesta'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Plumegesta'' Munroe, 1972 *'' Psephis'' Guenée, 1854 *'' Pseudoligostigma'' Strand, 1920 (= ''Heptalitha'' Munroe, 1964) *'' Schacontia'' Dyar, 1914 *''

Scybalista ''Scybalista'' 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 stem ...

'' Lederer, 1863 *'' Scybalistodes'' Munroe, 1964 *'' Stegea'' Munroe, 1964 (= ''Egesta'' Ragonot, 1891) *''

Upiga ''Upiga'' is a monotypic moth genus described by Hahn William Capps in 1964. The genus is placed in the family Crambidae, but has also been placed in Pyralidae. It contains only one species, ''Upiga virescens'', the senita moth, described by ...

'' Capps, 1964 *''

Vinculopsis ''Vinculopsis'' 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 ste ...

'' 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