MOTHS OF JAMAICA
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Pyralidae: Glaphyriinae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
the small subfamily GLAPHYRIINAE are almost exclusively found in the new world. The head
of the adult moths of this subfamily possesses
a pair of prominent scale-tufts. Heppner (1995) lists 162 named species in this subfamily from the Neotropics.
JAMAICAN SPECIES
I catalogue seven species of this subfamily from Jamaica. Click on any underlined
species name to go to a colour
illustration of the adult, where available, and brief information on
the species.
The genus Dicymolomia
Dicymolomia metalophota Hampson 1897
The genus Glaphyria
Glaphyria badierana Fabricius 1794
Glaphyria decisa Walker 1866
Glaphyria pupillalis Moeschler 1886
The genus Stegea
Stegea jamaicensis Munroe 1964
The genus Chalcoela
Chalcoela pegasalis Walker 1859
The genus Hellula
Hellula phidilealis Walker 1859
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