MOTHS OF BELIZE
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
21 (a) Pyralidae: Pyraustinae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The PYRAUSTINAE are the largest subfamily of the Pyralidae worldwide, with most species
being found
in the tropics.
Some 1,786 species are described from the neotropics to date. The larvae tend to be
leaf-rollers, leaf-tiers or
borers and several species are agriculturally important crop pests.
BELIZE SPECIES
Although I have nearly 150 species of this subfamily from Belize in my collection to date
I have only identified or partially identified 81 species so far. These are catalogued
as listed 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 Epicorsia
Epicorsia sp. indet .1
Epicorsia sp. indet .2 **NEW**
The genus Pseudopyrausta
Pseudopyrausta acutangulalis Snellen 1875**NEW**
The genus Triuncidia
Triuncidia eupalusalis? Walker 1859
The genus Anania
Anania inclusalis Walker 1866 **NEW**
The genus Aponia
Aponia major Munroe 1964
The genus Pyrausta
Pyrausta insignitalis Guenee 1854
Pyrausta acrionalis Walker 1859 **NEW**
The genus Portentomorpha
Portentomorpha xanthialis Guenee 1854
The genus Lygropia
Lygropia plumbicostalis Grote 1871
The genus Phaedropsis
Phaedropsis chromalis Guenee 1854
The genus Microthyris
Microthyris anormalis Guenee 1854
Microthyris prolongalis Guenee 1854
The genus Pantographa
Pantographa acoetesalis Walker 1859
Pantographa expansalis Lederer 1863**NEW**
The genus Phostria
Phostria tedea Cramer 1781
Phostria mapetalis Schaus 1912
Phostria sp. indet. 1**NEW**
The genus Syllepte
Syllepte pactolalis Guenee 1854
Syllepte philetalis Walker 1859
The genus Crytobotys
Cryptobotys zoilusalis Walker 1859
The genus Herpetogramma
Herpetogramma phaeopteralis Guenee 1854
The genus Pilocrocis
Pilocrocis sp. indet. 1
The genus Lamprosema
Lamprosema canacealisWalker 1859
The genus Neoleucinodes
Neoleucinodes sp. indet. 1 **NEW**
The genus Desmia
Desmia bajulalis Guenee 1854
Desmia ufeus Cramer 1777
Desmia funebralis Guenee 1854
Desmia ploralis Guenee 1854
Desmia spp. indet
The genus Hymenia
Hymenia perspectalis Hubner 1796
The genus Sparagmia
Sparagmia gonoptera Latreille 1828
The genus Asturodes
Asturodes fimbriauralis Guenee 1854
The genus Diaphania
Diaphania nitidalis Cramer 1781
Diaphania costata Fabricius 1794
Diaphania glauculalis Guenee 1854
Diaphania phlebitis Hampson 1912
Diaphania esmeralda Hampson 1899
Diaphania lucidalis Hubner 1823
Diaphania hyalinata Linnaeus 1767
Diaphania elegans Moschler 1890
Diaphania sp. indet. 1
The genus Glyphodes
Glyphodes sibillalis Walker 1859
The genus Hoterodes
Hoterodes ausonia Cramer 1777**NEW**
The genus Leucochroma
Leucochroma corope Cramer 1781
The genus Maruca
Maruca vitrata Fabricius 1787
The genus Omiodes
Omiodes martyralis Lederer 1863
Omiodes insolutalis Moschler 1890
Omiodes indicata Fabricius 1775
Omiodes sp. indet. 1
Omiodes sp. indet. 2
The genus Palpita
Palpita flegia Cramer 1777
Palpita sp. indet. 1
Palpita sp. indet. 2
Palpita sp. indet. 3
The genus Prenesta
Prenesta scyllalis Walker 1859
Prenesta fenestrinalis Guenee 1854
The genus Synclera
Synclera chlorophasma Butler 1878
The genus Agathodes
Agathodes designalis Guenee 1854
The genus Azochis
Azochis trichotarsalis Hampson 1918 **NEW**
Azochis sp. indet. 2 **NEW**
The genus Megastes
Megastes grandalis Guenee 1854**NEW**
Megastes praxiteles Druce 1895**NEW**
The genus Polygrammodes
Polygrammodes sanguinalis H. Druce 1895
The genus Terastia
Terastia meticulosalis Guenee 1854
The genus Eulepte
Eulepte gastralis Guenee 1854
The genus Praeacrospila
Praeacrospila melanoproctis Hampson 1899
The genus Mesocondyla
Mesocondyla dardusalis Walker 1859
Mesocondyla tarsibarbalis Hampson 1899
The genus Ategumia
Ategumia ebulealis Guenee 1854
Ategumia dilecticolor Dyar 1912 **NEW**
The genus Diacme
Diacme mopsalis Walker 1859
The genus Samea
Samea ecclesialis Guenee 1854
The genus Arthromastix
Arthromastix lauralis Walker 1859
The genus Conchylodes
Conchylodes nolckenialis Snellen 1875
Conchylodes platinalis Guenee 1854
Conchylodes erinalis Walker 1859
The genus Salbia
Salbia cassidalis Guenee 1854
The genus Syngamia
Syngamia florella Cramer 1781
The genus Bicilia
Bicilia lentistrialis Dognin 1906
The genus Coenostolopsis
Coenostolopsis apicalis Lederer 1863
The genus Dichocrocis
Dichocrocis sabatalis H. Druce 1895
The genus Nonazochis
Nonazochis graphialis Schaus 1912
The genus Palpusia
Palpusia fulvicolor Hampson 1917
The genus Rhectocraspeda
Rhectocraspeda periusalis Walker 1859
The genus Trichaea
Trichaea pilicornis Herrich-Schaeffer 1866
Unidentified species**NEW**
Pyralid sp. indet 4
Pyralid sp. indet 5
Pyralid sp. indet 6
Pyralid sp. indet 7
Pyralid sp. indet 8
Pyralid sp. indet 9
Pyralid sp. indet 10
Pyralid sp. indet 11
Pyralid sp. indet 12
Pyralid sp. indet 13
Pyralid sp. indet 17
Pyralid sp. indet 18
Pyralid sp. indet 19
Pyralid sp. indet 20
Pyralid sp. indet 21
Pyralid sp. indet 27
Pyralid sp. indet 29
Pyralid sp. indet 30
Pyralid sp. indet 31
Pyralid sp. indet 32
Pyralid sp. indet 33
Pyralid sp. indet 36
Pyralid sp. indet 38
Pyralid sp. indet 40
Pyralid sp. indet 42
Pyralid sp. indet 43
Pyralid sp. indet 44
Pyralid sp. indet 45
Pyralid sp. indet 46
Pyralid sp. indet 47
Pyralid sp. indet 48
Pyralid sp. indet 49
Pyralid sp. indet 51
Pyralid sp. indet 52
Pyralid sp. indet 53
Pyralid sp. indet 54
Pyralid sp. indet 55
Pyralid sp. indet 56
Pyralid sp. indet 57
Pyralid sp. indet 58
Pyralid sp. indet 59
Pyralid sp. indet 60
Pyralid sp. indet 61
Pyralid sp. indet 62
Pyralid sp. indet 64
Pyralid sp. indet 65
Pyralid sp. indet 66
Pyralid sp. indet 67
Pyralid sp. indet 68
Pyralid sp. indet 69
Pyralid sp. indet 70
Pyralid sp. indet 71
Pyralid sp. indet 72
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