MOTHS OF JAMAICA
SPECIES LISTS BY FAMILY
Pyralidae: Odontiinae
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SUBFAMILY DESCRIPTION
The subfamily ODONTIINAE reaches its peak of development in the drier parts of the temperate
old world, although representatives are found throughout the world. Although they
resemble Pyraustines ther are technical differences in the tympanal organs which
separate the two taxa. Heppner lists 44 named species in this subfamily from the Neotropics.
JAMAICAN SPECIES
I catalogue six 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 Cliniodes
Cliniodes cyllarusalis Druce
Cliniodes euphrosinalis Moeschler 1886
Cliniodes opalalis Guenee 1854
Cliniodes underwoodi H. Druce 1899
The genus Basonga
Basonga paradisalis Moeschler 1886
The genus Mimoschinia
Mimoschina rufofascialis Stephens 1834
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