MOTHS OF BELIZE
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
21 (b) Pyralidae: Pyralinae

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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

  • Dolichomia resectalis Lederer 1863
  • Dolichomia amoenalis Moeschler 1882

    The genus Mapeta
  • Mapeta xanthomelas Walker 1863
  • Mapeta schausi Druce 1895

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