MOTHS OF BELIZE
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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
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  • Pyralid sp. indet 21
  • Pyralid sp. indet 27
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  • Pyralid sp. indet 31
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  • Pyralid sp. indet 33
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  • Pyralid sp. indet 38
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  • Pyralid sp. indet 68
  • Pyralid sp. indet 69
  • Pyralid sp. indet 70
  • Pyralid sp. indet 71
  • Pyralid sp. indet 72

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