SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The PYRALINAE are a small subfamily worldwide, of which of 46 species are
found in the neotropics. The larvae often feed on decaying plant matter.
BELIZE SPECIES
I have collected 4 species of the small subfamily PYRALINAE from Belize to date. They
are catalogued below -
please click on any underlined species names to go to a colour
illustration of the adult
(and sometimes its genitalia) and brief information on
the species.
The genus Dolichomia
The genus Mapeta