MOTHS OF JAMAICA
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Pyralidae: Chrysauginae


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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The subfamily CHRYSAUGINAE are considered to be a 'natural' group of truly related species. The maxillary palps of Chrysaugines are vestigial and the males of several species possess noise-making apparatus in the wings. Heppner (1995) lists 382 named species in this subfamily from the Neotropics.

JAMAICAN SPECIES
I catalogue seven species in this subfamily from Jamaica. Click on any underlined species names to go to a colour illustration of the adult, where available, (and sometimes its genitalia) and brief information on the species.


The genus Salobrena

  • Salobrena vacuana Walker 1863
  • Salobrena recurvata Moeschler 1886

    The genus Carcha
  • Carcha hersilialis Walker 1859

    The genus Epitamyra
  • Epitamyra thermalis Hampson 1906

    The genus Galasa
  • Galasa rubidana Walker 1866

    The genus Megacaphys
  • Megacaphys titana Schaus 1904

    The genus
  • Parachmidia fervidalis Walker 1866


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