MOTHS OF JAMAICA
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Pyralidae: Musotiminae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
the subfamily MUSOTIMINAE is a small subfamily whose larvae feed on ferns. Heppner (1995)
lists 83 named species 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
(and sometimes its genitalia) and brief information on
the species.
The genus Neurophyseta
Neurophyseta rufalis Hampson 1912
The genus Undulambia
Undulambia albitessellalis Hampson 1906
Undulambia grisealis Hampson 1906
Undulambia leucocymalis Hampson 1906
Undulambia oedizonalis Hampson 1906
Undulambia phaeochroalis Hampson 1906
The genus Barisoa
Barisoa intentalis Moeschler 1886
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